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Calendar No. 569 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4138 

[Report No. 116–276] 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 

of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a telework 

travel expenses program. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 1, 2020 

Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

OCTOBER 1, 2020 

Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent 

the authority of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a telework travel expenses program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Telework for U.S. In3 novation Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TELEWORK TRAVEL EXPENSES PROGRAM OF THE 

5 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK 

6 OFFICE. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5711 of title 5, United 

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘test’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (f)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in the matter preceding subpara13 graph (A), by striking ‘‘committee’’ and in14 serting ‘‘committees’’; and 

15 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

16 ‘‘Government’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (i) by striking ‘‘test’’; and 

19 (ii) by striking ‘‘section , including the 

20 provision of reports in accordance with 

21 subsection (d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub22 section’’; 

23 (C) in paragraph (4)(B), in the matter 

24 preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and main25 tain’’ after ‘‘develop’’; and 

26 (D) in paragraph (5)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘test’’; and 

3 (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 

4 inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(B) The Director of the Patent and Trademark Of6 fice shall prepare and submit to the appropriate commit7 tees of Congress an annual report on the operation of the 

8 program under this subsection, which shall include— 

9 ‘‘(i) the costs and benefits of the program; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) an analysis of the effectiveness of the pro11 gram, as determined under criteria developed by the 

12 Director.’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘this section’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 

15 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 57 of 

17 title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 

18 item relating to section 5711 and inserting the following: 

‘‘5711. Authority for telework travel expenses programs.’’. 


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Calendar No. 569 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4138 

[Report No. 116–276] 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to make pertravel expenses program. ent and Trademark Office to conduct a telework manent the authority of the United States PatOCTOBER 1, 2020 

Reported without amendment 


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