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telework opportunities for the next reporting 
period; 
‘‘(F) an assessment of the progress each 
agency has made in meeting agency participa-
tion rate goals during the reporting period, and 
other agency goals relating to telework, such as 
the impact of telework on— 
‘‘(i) emergency readiness; 
‘‘(ii) energy use; 
‘‘(iii) recruitment and retention; 
‘‘(iv) performance; 
‘‘(v) productivity; and 
‘‘(vi) employee attitudes and opinions 
regarding telework; and 
‘‘(G) the best practices in agency telework 
programs. 
‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT
ON
GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY OFFICE TELEWORK PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this 
chapter and on an annual basis thereafter, the 
Comptroller General shall submit a report ad-
dressing the telework program of the Govern-
ment Accountability Office to—
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‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted 
by the Comptroller General shall include the 
same information as required under subsection 
(b) applicable to the Government Accountability 
Office. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON OFFICE OF PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT REPORT.—Not later than 6 
months after the submission of the first report to 
Congress required under subsection (b), the Comp-
troller General shall review that report required 
under subsection (b) and submit a report to Con-
gress on the progress each executive agency has 
made towards the goals established under section 
6504(b)(2). 
‘‘(d) CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICER REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each year the Chief 
Human Capital Officer of each executive agency, in 
consultation with the Telework Managing Officer of 
that agency, shall submit a report to the Chair and
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Vice Chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers 
Council on agency management efforts to promote 
telework. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND INCLUSION OF RELEVANT IN-
FORMATION.—The Chair and Vice Chair of the 
Chief Human Capital Officers Council shall— 
‘‘(A) review the reports submitted under 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) include relevant information from the 
submitted reports in the annual report to Con-
gress required under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) use that relevant information for 
other purposes related to the strategic manage-
ment of human capital.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters for part III of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to 
chapter 63 the following: 
65. Telework ........................................................................................
6501 
(2) TELEWORK COORDINATORS.— 
(A) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2003.—Section 
623 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108–7; 
117 Stat. 103) is amended by striking ‘‘des-
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ignate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and in-
serting ‘‘designate a Telework Managing Officer 
to be’’. 
(B) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2004.—Section 
627 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108– 
199; 118 Stat. 99) is amended by striking ‘‘des-
ignate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and in-
serting ‘‘designate a Telework Managing Officer 
to be’’. 
(C) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005.—Section 
622 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, 
and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108– 
447; 118 Stat. 2919) is amended by striking 
‘‘designate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and 
inserting ‘‘designate a Telework Managing Offi-
cer to be’’. 
(D) APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006.—Section 
617 of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 
(Public Law 109–108; 119 Stat. 2340) is 
amended by striking ‘‘maintain a ‘Telework Co-
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ordinator’ to be’’ and inserting ‘‘maintain a 
Telework Managing Officer to be’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY FOR TELEWORK TRAVEL EXPENSES 
TEST PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5710 
the following: 
‘‘§ 5711. Authority for telework travel expenses test 
programs 
‘‘(a) Except as provided under subsection (f)(1), in 
this section, the term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subchapter, under a test program which the Administrator 
of General Services determines to be in the interest of the 
Government and approves, an employing agency may pay 
through the proper disbursing official any necessary travel 
expenses in lieu of any payment otherwise authorized or 
required under this subchapter for employees participating 
in a telework program. Under an approved test program, 
an agency may provide an employee with the option to
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waive any payment authorized or required under this sub-
chapter. An agency shall include in any request to the Ad-
ministrator for approval of such a test program an anal-
ysis of the expected costs and benefits and a set of criteria 
for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. 
‘‘(2) Any test program conducted under this section 
shall be designed to enhance cost savings or other effi-
ciencies that accrue to the Government. 
‘‘(3) Under any test program, if an agency employee 
voluntarily relocates from the pre-existing duty station of 
that employee, the Administrator may authorize the em-
ploying agency to establish a reasonable maximum number 
of occasional visits to the pre-existing duty station before 
that employee is eligible for payment of any accrued travel 
expenses by that agency. 
‘‘(4) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the 
authority of any agency to conduct test programs. 
‘‘(c) The Administrator shall transmit a copy of any 
test program approved by the Administrator under this 
section, and the rationale for approval, to the appropriate 
committees of Congress at least 30 days before the effec-
tive date of the program. 
‘‘(d)(1) An agency authorized to conduct a test pro-
gram under subsection (b) shall provide to the Adminis-
trator, the Telework Managing Officer of that agency, and