In the Senate of the United States, 

September 29, 2010. 

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1722) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the head of 

each executive agency to establish and implement a policy 

under which employees shall be authorized to telework, and 

for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 

following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Telework Enhance3 ment Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TELEWORK. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of title 5, United States 

6 Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 63 the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘CHAPTER 65—TELEWORK 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘6501. Definitions. 

‘‘6502. Executive agencies telework requirement. 
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‘‘6503. Training and monitoring. 

‘‘6504. Policy and support. 

‘‘6505. Telework Managing Officer. 

‘‘6506. Reports. 

1 ‘‘§ 6501. Definitions 

2 ‘‘In this chapter: 

3 ‘‘(1) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘employee’ has the 

4 meaning given that term under section 2105. 

5 ‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—Except as provided 

6 in section 6506, the term ‘executive agency’ has the 

7 meaning given that term under section 105. 

8 ‘‘(3) TELEWORK.—The term ‘telework’or ‘tele9 working’ refers to a work flexibility arrangement 

10 under which an employee performs the duties and 

11 responsibilities of such employee’s position, and 

12 other authorized activities, from an approved work13 site other than the location from which the employee 

14 would otherwise work. 

15 ‘‘§ 6502. Executive agencies telework requirement 

16 ‘‘(a) TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this chapter, the head 

19 of each executive agency shall— 

20 ‘‘(A) establish a policy under which eligible 

21 employees of the agency may be authorized to 

22 telework; 
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1 ‘‘(B) determine the eligibility for all em2 ployees of the agency to participate in telework; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(C) notify all employees of the agency of 

5 their eligibility to telework. 

6 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—An employee may not 

7 telework under a policy established under this sec8 tion if— 

9 ‘‘(A) the employee has been officially dis10 ciplined for being absent without permission for 

11 more than 5 days in any calendar year; or 

12 ‘‘(B) the employee has been officially dis13 ciplined for violations of subpart G of the 

14 Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of 

15 the Executive Branch for viewing, downloading, 

16 or exchanging pornography, including child por17 nography, on a Federal Government computer 

18 or while performing official Federal Govern19 ment duties. 

20 ‘‘(b) PARTICIPATION.—The policy described under 

21 subsection (a) shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) ensure that telework does not diminish em23 ployee performance or agency operations; 

24 ‘‘(2) require a written agreement that— 
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1 ‘‘(A) is entered into between an agency 

2 manager and an employee authorized to 

3 telework, that outlines the specific work ar4 rangement that is agreed to; and 

5 ‘‘(B) is mandatory in order for any em6 ployee to participate in telework; 

7 ‘‘(3) provide that an employee may not be au8 thorized to telework if the performance of that em9 ployee does not comply with the terms of the written 

10 agreement between the agency manager and that 

11 employee; 

12 ‘‘(4) except in emergency situations as deter13 mined by the head of an agency, not apply to any 

14 employee of the agency whose official duties require 

15 on a daily basis (every work day)— 

16 ‘‘(A) direct handling of secure materials 

17 determined to be inappropriate for telework by 

18 the agency head; or 

19 ‘‘(B) on-site activity that cannot be han20 dled remotely or at an alternate worksite; and 

21 ‘‘(5) be incorporated as part of the continuity 

22 of operations plans of the agency in the event of an 

23 emergency. 
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1 ‘‘§ 6503. Training and monitoring 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each executive agen3 cy shall ensure that— 

4 ‘‘(1) an interactive telework training program is 

5 provided to— 

6 ‘‘(A) employees eligible to participate in 

7 the telework program of the agency; and 

8 ‘‘(B) all managers of teleworkers; 

9 ‘‘(2) except as provided under subsection (b), 

10 an employee has successfully completed the inter11 active telework training program before that em12 ployee enters into a written agreement to telework 

13 described under section 6502(b)(2); 

14 ‘‘(3) teleworkers and nonteleworkers are treated 

15 the same for purposes of— 

16 ‘‘(A) periodic appraisals of job perform17 ance of employees; 

18 ‘‘(B) training, rewarding, reassigning, pro19 moting, reducing in grade, retaining, and re20 moving employees; 

21 ‘‘(C) work requirements; or 

22 ‘‘(D) other acts involving managerial dis23 cretion; and 

24 ‘‘(4) when determining what constitutes dimin25 ished employee performance, the agency shall con-
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1 sult the performance management guidelines of the 

2 Office of Personnel Management. 

3 ‘‘(b) TRAINING REQUIREMENT EXEMPTIONS.—The 

4 head of an executive agency may provide for an exemption 

5 from the training requirements under subsection (a), if the 

6 head of that agency determines that the training would 

7 be unnecessary because the employee is already tele8 working under a work arrangement in effect before the 

9 date of enactment of this chapter. 

10 ‘‘§ 6504. Policy and support 

11 ‘‘(a) AGENCY CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF

12 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.—Each executive agency shall 

13 consult with the Office of Personnel Management in devel14 oping telework policies. 

15 ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE AND CONSULTATION.—The Office of 

16 Personnel Management shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) provide policy and policy guidance for 

18 telework in the areas of pay and leave, agency clo19 sure, performance management, official worksite, re20 cruitment and retention, and accommodations for 

21 employees with disabilities; 

22 ‘‘(2) assist each agency in establishing appro23 priate qualitative and quantitative measures and 

24 teleworking goals; and 

25 ‘‘(3) consult with— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the Federal Emergency Management 

2 Agency on policy and policy guidance for 

3 telework in the areas of continuation of oper4 ations and long-term emergencies; 

5 ‘‘(B) the General Services Administration 

6 on policy and policy guidance for telework in 

7 the areas of telework centers, travel, technology, 

8 equipment, and dependent care; and 

9 ‘‘(C) the National Archives and Records 

10 Administration on policy and policy guidance 

11 for telework in the areas of efficient and effec12 tive records management and the preservation 

13 of records, including Presidential and Vice14 Presidential records. 

15 ‘‘(c) SECURITY GUIDELINES.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 

17 of Management and Budget, in coordination with 

18 the Department of Homeland Security and the Na19 tional Institute of Standards and Technology, shall 

20 issue guidelines not later than 180 days after the 

21 date of the enactment of this chapter to ensure the 

22 adequacy of information and security protections for 

23 information and information systems used while tele24 working. 
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1 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Guidelines issued under this 

2 subsection shall, at a minimum, include require3 ments necessary to— 

4 ‘‘(A) control access to agency information 

5 and information systems; 

6 ‘‘(B) protect agency information (including 

7 personally identifiable information) and infor8 mation systems; 

9 ‘‘(C) limit the introduction of 

10 vulnerabilities; 

11 ‘‘(D) protect information systems not 

12 under the control of the agency that are used 

13 for teleworking; 

14 ‘‘(E) safeguard wireless and other tele15 communications capabilities that are used for 

16 teleworking; and 

17 ‘‘(F) prevent inappropriate use of official 

18 time or resources that violates subpart G of the 

19 Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of 

20 the Executive Branch by viewing, downloading, 

21 or exchanging pornography, including child por22 nography. 

23 ‘‘(d) CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) INCORPORATION INTO CONTINUITY OF OP25 ERATIONS PLANS.—Each executive agency shall in-
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1 corporate telework into the continuity of operations 

2 plan of that agency. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS SU4 PERSEDE TELEWORK POLICY.—During any period 

5 that an executive agency is operating under a con6 tinuity of operations plan, that plan shall supersede 

7 any telework policy. 

8 ‘‘(e) TELEWORK WEBSITE.—The Office of Personnel 

9 Management shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) maintain a central telework website; and 

11 ‘‘(2) include on that website related— 

12 ‘‘(A) telework links; 

13 ‘‘(B) announcements; 

14 ‘‘(C) guidance developed by the Office of 

15 Personnel Management; and 

16 ‘‘(D) guidance submitted by the Federal 

17 Emergency Management Agency, and the Gen18 eral Services Administration to the Office of 

19 Personnel Management not later than 10 busi20 ness days after the date of submission. 

21 ‘‘(f) POLICY GUIDANCE ON PURCHASING COMPUTER

22 SYSTEMS.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the 

23 enactment of this chapter, the Director of the Office of 

24 Management and Budget shall issue policy guidance re25 quiring each executive agency when purchasing computer 
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1 systems, to purchase computer systems that enable and 

2 support telework, unless the head of the agency deter3 mines that there is a mission-specific reason not to do so. 

4 ‘‘§ 6505. Telework Managing Officer 

5 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The head of each executive 

6 agency shall designate an employee of the agency as the 

7 Telework Managing Officer. The Telework Managing Offi8 cer shall be established within the Office of the Chief 

9 Human Capital Officer or a comparable office with similar 

10 functions. 

11 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Telework Managing Officer 

12 shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) be devoted to policy development and im14 plementation related to agency telework programs; 

15 ‘‘(2) serve as— 

16 ‘‘(A) an advisor for agency leadership, in17 cluding the Chief Human Capital Officer; 

18 ‘‘(B) a resource for managers and employ19 ees; and 

20 ‘‘(C) a primary agency point of contact for 

21 the Office of Personnel Management on 

22 telework matters; and 

23 ‘‘(3) perform other duties as the applicable del24 egating authority may assign. 
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1 ‘‘(c) STATUS WITHIN AGENCY.—The Telework Man2 aging Officer of an agency shall be a senior official of the 

3 agency who has direct access to the head of the agency. 

4 ‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING STATUS

5 OF TELEWORK MANAGING OFFICER.—Nothing in this 

6 section shall be construed to prohibit an individual who 

7 holds another office or position in an agency from serving 

8 as the Telework Managing Officer for the agency under 

9 this chapter. 

10 ‘‘§ 6506. Reports 

11 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘execu12 tive agency’ shall not include the Government Account13 ability Office. 

14 ‘‘(b) REPORTS BY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MAN15 AGEMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—Not later than 

17 18 months after the date of enactment of this chap18 ter and on an annual basis thereafter, the Director 

19 of the Office of Personnel Management, in consulta20 tion with Chief Human Capital Officers Council, 

21 shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) submit a report addressing the 

23 telework programs of each executive agency 

24 to— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Se2 curity and Governmental Affairs of the 

3 Senate; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and 

5 Government Reform of the House of Rep6 resentatives; and 

7 ‘‘(B) transmit a copy of the report to the 

8 Comptroller General and the Office of Manage9 ment and Budget. 

10 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 

11 this subsection shall include— 

12 ‘‘(A) the degree of participation by employ13 ees of each executive agency in teleworking dur14 ing the period covered by the report (and for 

15 each executive agency whose head is referred to 

16 under section 5312, the degree of participation 

17 in each bureau, division, or other major admin18 istrative unit of that agency), including— 

19 ‘‘(i) the total number of employees in 

20 the agency; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the number and percent of em22 ployees in the agency who are eligible to 

23 telework; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) the number and percent of eligi2 ble employees in the agency who are tele3 working— 

4 ‘‘(I) 3 or more days per pay pe5 riod; 

6 ‘‘(II) 1 or 2 days per pay period; 

7 ‘‘(III) once per month; and 

8 ‘‘(IV) on an occasional, episodic, 

9 or short-term basis; 

10 ‘‘(B) the method for gathering telework 

11 data in each agency; 

12 ‘‘(C) if the total number of employees tele13 working is 10 percent higher or lower than the 

14 previous year in any agency, the reasons for the 

15 positive or negative variation; 

16 ‘‘(D) the agency goal for increasing partici17 pation to the extent practicable or necessary for 

18 the next reporting period, as indicated by the 

19 percent of eligible employees teleworking in 

20 each frequency category described under sub21 paragraph (A)(iii); 

22 ‘‘(E) an explanation of whether or not the 

23 agency met the goals for the last reporting pe24 riod and, if not, what actions are being taken 

25 to identify and eliminate barriers to maximizing 
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1 telework opportunities for the next reporting 

2 period; 

3 ‘‘(F) an assessment of the progress each 

4 agency has made in meeting agency participa5 tion rate goals during the reporting period, and 

6 other agency goals relating to telework, such as 

7 the impact of telework on— 

8 ‘‘(i) emergency readiness; 

9 ‘‘(ii) energy use; 

10 ‘‘(iii) recruitment and retention; 

11 ‘‘(iv) performance; 

12 ‘‘(v) productivity; and 

13 ‘‘(vi) employee attitudes and opinions 

14 regarding telework; and 

15 ‘‘(G) the best practices in agency telework 

16 programs. 

17 ‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) REPORT ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT19 ABILITY OFFICE TELEWORK PROGRAM.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 

21 months after the date of enactment of this 

22 chapter and on an annual basis thereafter, the 

23 Comptroller General shall submit a report ad24 dressing the telework program of the Govern25 ment Accountability Office to— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Se2 curity and Governmental Affairs of the 

3 Senate; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and 

5 Government Reform of the House of Rep6 resentatives. 

7 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted 

8 by the Comptroller General shall include the 

9 same information as required under subsection 

10 (b) applicable to the Government Accountability 

11 Office. 

12 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON OFFICE OF PER13 SONNEL MANAGEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 6 

14 months after the submission of the first report to 

15 Congress required under subsection (b), the Comp16 troller General shall review that report required 

17 under subsection (b) and submit a report to Con18 gress on the progress each executive agency has 

19 made towards the goals established under section 

20 6504(b)(2). 

21 ‘‘(d) CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER REPORTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year the Chief 

23 Human Capital Officer of each executive agency, in 

24 consultation with the Telework Managing Officer of 

25 that agency, shall submit a report to the Chair and 
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1 Vice Chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers 

2 Council on agency management efforts to promote 

3 telework. 

4 ‘‘(2) REVIEW AND INCLUSION OF RELEVANT IN5 FORMATION.—The Chair and Vice Chair of the 

6 Chief Human Capital Officers Council shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) review the reports submitted under 

8 paragraph (1); 

9 ‘‘(B) include relevant information from the 

10 submitted reports in the annual report to Con11 gress required under subsection (b); and 

12 ‘‘(C) use that relevant information for 

13 other purposes related to the strategic manage14 ment of human capital.’’. 

15 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap17 ters for part III of title 5, United States Code, is 

18 amended by inserting after the item relating to 

19 chapter 63 the following: 

65. Telework ........................................................................................ 6501 

20 (2) TELEWORK COORDINATORS.— 

21 (A) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003.—Section 

22 623 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 

23 and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 

24 Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 

25 117 Stat. 103) is amended by striking ‘‘des-
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1 ignate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and in2 serting ‘‘designate a Telework Managing Officer 

3 to be’’. 

4 (B) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004.—Section 

5 627 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 

6 and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 

7 Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108– 

8 199; 118 Stat. 99) is amended by striking ‘‘des9 ignate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and in10 serting ‘‘designate a Telework Managing Officer 

11 to be’’. 

12 (C) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005.—Section 

13 622 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 

14 and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 

15 Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108– 

16 447; 118 Stat. 2919) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘designate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘designate a Telework Managing Offi19 cer to be’’. 

20 (D) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006.—Section 

21 617 of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, 

22 and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 

23 (Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2340) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘maintain a ‘Telework Co-
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1 ordinator’ to be’’ and inserting ‘‘maintain a 

2 Telework Managing Officer to be’’. 

3 SEC. 3. AUTHORITY FOR TELEWORK TRAVEL EXPENSES 

4 TEST PROGRAMS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 5, United 

6 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5710 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘§ 5711. Authority for telework travel expenses test 

9 programs 

10 ‘‘(a) Except as provided under subsection (f)(1), in 

11 this section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Con12 gress’ means— 

13 ‘‘(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

14 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 

15 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Oversight and Govern16 ment Reform of the House of Representatives. 

17 ‘‘(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

18 subchapter, under a test program which the Administrator 

19 of General Services determines to be in the interest of the 

20 Government and approves, an employing agency may pay 

21 through the proper disbursing official any necessary travel 

22 expenses in lieu of any payment otherwise authorized or 

23 required under this subchapter for employees participating 

24 in a telework program. Under an approved test program, 

25 an agency may provide an employee with the option to 
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1 waive any payment authorized or required under this sub2 chapter. An agency shall include in any request to the Ad3 ministrator for approval of such a test program an anal4 ysis of the expected costs and benefits and a set of criteria 

5 for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. 

6 ‘‘(2) Any test program conducted under this section 

7 shall be designed to enhance cost savings or other effi8 ciencies that accrue to the Government. 

9 ‘‘(3) Under any test program, if an agency employee 

10 voluntarily relocates from the pre-existing duty station of 

11 that employee, the Administrator may authorize the em12 ploying agency to establish a reasonable maximum number 

13 of occasional visits to the pre-existing duty station before 

14 that employee is eligible for payment of any accrued travel 

15 expenses by that agency. 

16 ‘‘(4) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the 

17 authority of any agency to conduct test programs. 

18 ‘‘(c) The Administrator shall transmit a copy of any 

19 test program approved by the Administrator under this 

20 section, and the rationale for approval, to the appropriate 

21 committees of Congress at least 30 days before the effec22 tive date of the program. 

23 ‘‘(d)(1) An agency authorized to conduct a test pro24 gram under subsection (b) shall provide to the Adminis25 trator, the Telework Managing Officer of that agency, and 
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1 the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 

2 results of the program not later than 3 months after com3 pletion of the program. 

4 ‘‘(2) The results in a report described under para5 graph (1) may include— 

6 ‘‘(A) the number of visits an employee makes to 

7 the pre-existing duty station of that employee; 

8 ‘‘(B) the travel expenses paid by the agency; 

9 ‘‘(C) the travel expenses paid by the employee; 

10 or 

11 ‘‘(D) any other information the agency deter12 mines useful to aid the Administrator, Telework 

13 Managing Officer, and Congress in understanding 

14 the test program and the impact of the program. 

15 ‘‘(e) No more than 10 test programs under this sec16 tion may be conducted simultaneously. 

17 ‘‘(f)(1) In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate com18 mittee of Congress’ means— 

19 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

20 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

21 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Govern22 ment Reform of the House of Representatives; 

23 ‘‘(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

24 Senate; and 
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1 ‘‘(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 

2 House of Representatives. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Patent and Trademark Office shall conduct 

4 a test program under this section, including the provision 

5 of reports in accordance with subsection (d)(1). 

6 ‘‘(3) In conducting the program under this sub7 section, the Patent and Trademark Office may pay any 

8 travel expenses of an employee for travel to and from a 

9 Patent and Trademark Office worksite or provide an em10 ployee with the option to waive any payment authorized 

11 or required under this subchapter, if— 

12 ‘‘(A) the employee is employed at a Patent and 

13 Trademark Office worksite and enters into an ap14 proved telework arrangement; 

15 ‘‘(B) the employee requests to telework from a 

16 location beyond the local commuting area of the Pat17 ent and Trademark Office worksite; and 

18 ‘‘(C) the Patent and Trademark Office ap19 proves the requested arrangement for reasons of em20 ployee convenience instead of an agency need for the 

21 employee to relocate in order to perform duties spe22 cific to the new location. 

23 ‘‘(4)(A) The Patent and Trademark Office shall es24 tablish an oversight committee comprising an equal num25 ber of members representing management and labor, in-
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1 cluding representatives from each collective bargaining 

2 unit. 

3 ‘‘(B) The oversight committee shall develop the oper4 ating procedures for the program under this subsection 

5 to— 

6 ‘‘(i) provide for the effective and appropriate 

7 functioning of the program; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) ensure that— 

9 ‘‘(I) reasonable technological or other al10 ternatives to employee travel are used before re11 quiring employee travel, including teleconfer12 encing, videoconferencing or internet-based 

13 technologies; 

14 ‘‘(II) the program is applied consistently 

15 and equitably throughout the Patent and 

16 Trademark Office; and 

17 ‘‘(III) an optimal operating standard is de18 veloped and implemented for maximizing the 

19 use of the telework arrangement described 

20 under paragraph (2) while minimizing agency 

21 travel expenses and employee travel require22 ments. 

23 ‘‘(5)(A) The test program under this subsection shall 

24 be designed to enhance cost savings or other efficiencies 

25 that accrue to the Government. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The Director of the Patent and Trademark Of2 fice shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) prepare an analysis of the expected 

4 costs and benefits and a set of criteria for eval5 uating the effectiveness of the program; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) before the test program is imple7 mented, submit the analysis and criteria to the 

8 Administrator of General Services and to the 

9 appropriate committees of Congress. 

10 ‘‘(C) With respect to an employee of the Patent and 

11 Trademark Office who voluntarily relocates from the pre12 existing duty station of that employee, the operating pro13 cedures of the program may include a reasonable max14 imum number of occasional visits to the pre-existing duty 

15 station before that employee is eligible for payment of any 

16 accrued travel expenses by the Office. 

17 ‘‘(g) The authority to conduct test programs under 

18 this section shall expire 7 years after the date of the enact19 ment of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.’’. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

21 The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat23 ing to section 5710 the following: 

‘‘5711. Authority for telework travel expenses test programs.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. TELEWORK RESEARCH. 

2 (a) RESEARCH BY OPM ON TELEWORK.—The Direc3 tor of the Office of Personnel Management shall— 

4 (1) research the utilization of telework by public 

5 and private sector entities that identify best prac6 tices and recommendations for the Federal Govern7 ment; 

8 (2) review the outcomes associated with an in9 crease in telework, including the effects of telework 

10 on energy consumption, job creation and availability, 

11 urban transportation patterns, and the ability to an12 ticipate the dispersal of work during periods of 

13 emergency; and 

14 (3) make any studies or reviews performed 

15 under this subsection available to the public. 

16 (b) USE OF CONTRACT TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH.— 

17 The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may 

18 carry out subsection (a) under a contract entered into by 

19 the Director using competitive procedures under section 

20 303 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 

21 Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253). 

22 (c) USE OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The heads 

23 of Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction over the sub24 ject matters in subsection (a)(2) shall work cooperatively 

25 with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 

26 to carry out that subsection, if the Director determines 
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1 that coordination is necessary to fulfill obligations under 

2 that subsection. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H.R. 1722 

AMENDMENT