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cluding representatives from each collective bargaining 
unit. 
‘‘(B) The oversight committee shall develop the oper-
ating procedures for the program under this subsection 
to— 
‘‘(i) provide for the effective and appropriate 
functioning of the program; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that— 
‘‘(I) reasonable technological or other al-
ternatives to employee travel are used before re-
quiring employee travel, including teleconfer-
encing, 
videoconferencing 
or 
internet-based 
technologies; 
‘‘(II) the program is applied consistently 
and equitably throughout the Patent and 
Trademark Office; and 
‘‘(III) an optimal operating standard is de-
veloped and implemented for maximizing the 
use of the telework arrangement described 
under paragraph (2) while minimizing agency 
travel expenses and employee travel require-
ments. 
‘‘(5)(A) The test program under this subsection shall 
be designed to enhance cost savings or other efficiencies 
that accrue to the Government.
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‘‘(B) The Director of the Patent and Trademark Of-
fice shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare an analysis of the expected 
costs and benefits and a set of criteria for eval-
uating the effectiveness of the program; and 
‘‘(ii) before the test program is imple-
mented, submit the analysis and criteria to the 
Administrator of General Services and to the 
appropriate committees of Congress. 
‘‘(C) With respect to an employee of the Patent and 
Trademark Office who voluntarily relocates from the pre- 
existing duty station of that employee, the operating pro-
cedures of the program may include a reasonable max-
imum number of occasional visits to the pre-existing duty 
station before that employee is eligible for payment of any 
accrued travel expenses by the Office. 
‘‘(g) The authority to conduct test programs under 
this section shall expire 7 years after the date of the enact-
ment of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 5710 the following: 
‘‘5711. Authority for telework travel expenses test programs.’’.
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SEC. 4. TELEWORK RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH BY OPM ON TELEWORK.—The Direc-
tor of the Office of Personnel Management shall— 
(1) research the utilization of telework by public 
and private sector entities that identify best prac-
tices and recommendations for the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(2) review the outcomes associated with an in-
crease in telework, including the effects of telework 
on energy consumption, job creation and availability, 
urban transportation patterns, and the ability to an-
ticipate the dispersal of work during periods of 
emergency; and 
(3) make any studies or reviews performed 
under this subsection available to the public. 
(b) USE OF CONTRACT TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH.— 
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may 
carry out subsection (a) under a contract entered into by 
the Director using competitive procedures under section 
303 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253). 
(c) USE OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The heads 
of Federal agencies with relevant jurisdiction over the sub-
ject matters in subsection (a)(2) shall work cooperatively 
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
to carry out that subsection, if the Director determines
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that coordination is necessary to fulfill obligations under 
that subsection. 
Attest: 
Secretary.