,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ced  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4
 ,ern/1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,tillis1    
,mr4 ,ricketts1 & ,mr4 ,grassley7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,executive     
ag5cies to submit to ,congress a /udy ( 
! impacts ( exp&$ telework & remote "w  
by ag5cy employees dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai   
p&emic & a plan = ! ag5cy's future use (
 telework & remote "w1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/opp+ ,home ,(fice ,"w's           
,unproductive ,problems ,act ( #bjbe or 
! ,,%[ ,,up ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4          
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! 
t]m ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m        
,executive ag5cy 9 section #aje ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,director
 ,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( ! 
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t4  7#c7    

,locality pay ,! t]m locality pay means 
locality pay provid$ = "u section #ecjd 
or #ecjd;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#d7 ,telework2 telework+ ,!    
t]ms telework & telework+-- 7,a7 h !    
mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #feja (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7  
include remote "w4  #c4 ,re9/atem5t (   
pre-p&emic telework policies1 practices1
 & levels = ,executive ag5cies  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy
 %all re9/ate & apply ! telework        
policies1 practices1 & levels ( ! ag5cy 
t 7 9 effect on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjai4    
7b7 ,prohibition ,! head ( an ag5cy may 
n exp& any policy1 practice1 or level   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 until ! date  
on :i* ! head ( ! ag5cy submits to      
,congress-- 7#a7 an ag5cy plan "u       
section #d7;a77#b72 &  7#b7 a           
c]tification "u section #d7;a77#c74  #d4
 ,/udy1 plan1 & c]tification reg>d+     
,executive ag5cy telework policies1     
practices1 & levels = ,executive ag5cies

  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
head ( ea* ag5cy1 9 consultation ) !    
,director1 %all submit to ,congress--   
7#a7 a /udy on ! impacts on ! ag5cy & ! 
mission ( ! ag5cy ( exp&+ telework =    
employees z a result ( ! public heal?   
em]g5cy relat+ to ! ,coronavirus        
,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic     
decl>$ "u section #cai ( ! ,public      
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bdg;d7 on ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 includ+  
an analysis (-- 7,a7 any adv]se impacts 
( t expansion on ! p]=mance by ! ag5cy (
 ! mission ( ! ag5cy1 includ+ ! p]=mance
 ( cu/om] s]vice by ! ag5cy2  7,b7 any  
co/s to ! ag5cy dur+ t expansion        
attributable to-- 7i7 own+1 leas+1 or   
ma9ta9+ und]utiliz$ real prop]ty2 or    
7ii7 pay+ high] rates ( locality pay to 
telework+ employees z a result (        
incorrectly classify+ ^? employees z    
telework]s r ?an remote work]s2  7,c7   
any degree to :i* ! ag5cy fail$ dur+ t  
expansion to provide telework+ employees

 ) secure network capacity1             
communications tools1 necess>y & secure 
access to appropriate ag5cy data assets 
& ,f$]al records1 & equipm5t suffici5t  
to enable telework+ employee to be fully
 productive2  7,d7 any degree to :i* t  
expansion facilitat$ disp]sal ( ! ag5cy 
work=ce ar\nd ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,e7  
any o!r impacts ( t expansion t ! head (
 ! ag5cy or ! ,director consid]s        
appropriate2  7#b7 any ag5cy plan to    
exp& telework policies1 practices1 or   
levels beyond ! telework policies1      
practices1 & levels ( ! ag5cy t 7 9     
effect on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjai2 &  7#c7 a
 c]tification by ! ,director t ! ag5cy  
plan describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 w-- 7,a7 h
 a sub/antial positive effect on-- 7i7 !
 p]=mance ( ! mission ( ! ag5cy1 includ+
 ! p]=mance ( cu/om] s]vice2  7ii7      
increas+ ! level ( disp]sal ( ag5cy     
p]sonnel ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &     
7iii7 ! rev]sal ( any adv]se impacts    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a72  7,b7    
sub/antially l[] ! co/s ( ! ag5cy relat+

 to own+1 leas+1 or ma9ta9+ real        
prop]ty2  7,c7 sub/antially l[] ! co/s (
 ! ag5cy attributable to pay+ locality  
pay to ag5cy p]sonnel work+ f locations 
outside ! pay locality ( _! position's  
(ficial worksite2 &  7,d7 ensure t      
telework+ employees w be provid$ )      
secure network capacity1 communications 
tools1 necess>y & secure access to      
appropriate ag5cy data assets & ,f$]al  
records1 & equipm5t suffici5t to enable 
ea* telework+ employee to be fully      
productive1 )\t sub/antially increas+ ! 
ag5cy's ov]all co/s = secure network    
capacity1 communications tools1 &       
equipm5t4  7b7 ,limitation  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! head ( an ag5cy may n implem5t 
an ag5cy plan describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#b7 = :i* ! ,director does n issue a
 c]tification describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#c74  7#b7 ,subsequ5t plans ,if !   
head ( an ag5cy unsuccessfully submits  
an ag5cy plan describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#b7 to ! ,director = ! c]tification 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#c71 ! head ( 

! ag5cy may-- 7,a7 submit to ! ,director
 subsequ5t ag5cy plans until ! head ( ! 
ag5cy receives ! c]tification2 &  7,b7  
submit a subsequ5t ag5cy plan describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a7 t is c]tifi$ by !     
,director to ,congress4