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‘‘(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
ACCOUNTABILITY
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 
addressing the telework program of the Government 
Accountability Office to— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted by the Comp-
troller General shall include the same information as 
required under subsection (b) applicable to the Government 
Accountability Office. 
‘‘(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
ON
OFFICE
OF
PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT
REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
submission of the first report to Congress required under sub-
section (b), the Comptroller General shall review that report 
required under subsection (b) and submit a report to Congress 
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 Vice Chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers 
Council on agency management efforts to promote telework. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND INCLUSION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION.— 
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 Congress required under 
subsection (b); and 
‘‘(C) use that relevant information for other purposes 
related to the strategic management of human capital.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chapters 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
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(Public Law 108–7; 117 Stat. 103) is amended by striking 
‘‘designate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and inserting 
‘‘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 
‘‘designate a ‘Telework Coordinator’ to be’’ and inserting 
‘‘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 Officer 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 Coordi-
nator’ to be’’ and inserting ‘‘maintain a Telework Managing 
Officer to be’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY FOR TELEWORK TRAVEL EXPENSES TEST PRO-
GRAMS. 
(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 Congress’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Oversight and Government 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 partici-
pating in a telework program. Under an approved test program, 
an agency may provide an employee with the option to waive 
any payment authorized or required under this subchapter. An 
agency shall include in any request to the Administrator for 
approval of such a test program an analysis 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 efficiencies 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 employing 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.
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‘‘(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 effective date of the program. 
‘‘(d)(1) An agency authorized to conduct a test program under 
subsection (b) shall provide to the Administrator, the Telework 
Managing Officer of that agency, and the appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the results of the program not later than 
3 months after completion of the program. 
‘‘(2) The results in a report described under paragraph (1) 
may include— 
‘‘(A) the number of visits an employee makes to the pre- 
existing duty station of that employee; 
‘‘(B) the travel expenses paid by the agency; 
‘‘(C) the travel expenses paid by the employee; or 
‘‘(D) any other information the agency determines useful 
to aid the Administrator, Telework Managing Officer, and Con-
gress in understanding the test program and the impact of 
the program. 
‘‘(e) No more than 10 test programs under this section may 
be conducted simultaneously. 
‘‘(f)(1) In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate committee of 
Congress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
‘‘(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(2) The Patent and Trademark Office shall conduct a test 
program under this section, including the provision of reports in 
accordance with subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(3) In conducting the program under this subsection, the 
Patent and Trademark Office may pay any travel expenses of an 
employee for travel to and from a Patent and Trademark Office 
worksite or provide an employee with the option to waive any 
payment authorized or required under this subchapter, if— 
‘‘(A) the employee is employed at a Patent and Trademark 
Office worksite and enters into an approved telework arrange-
ment; 
‘‘(B) the employee requests to telework from a location 
beyond the local commuting area of the Patent and Trademark 
Office worksite; and 
‘‘(C) the Patent and Trademark Office approves the 
requested arrangement for reasons of employee convenience 
instead of an agency need for the employee to relocate in 
order to perform duties specific to the new location. 
‘‘(4)(A) The Patent and Trademark Office shall establish an 
oversight committee comprising an equal number of members rep-
resenting management and labor, including representatives from 
each collective bargaining unit. 
‘‘(B) The oversight committee shall develop the operating proce-
dures for the program under this subsection to—
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‘‘(i) provide for the effective and appropriate functioning 
of the program; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that— 
‘‘(I) reasonable technological or other alternatives to 
employee travel are used before requiring employee travel, 
including teleconferencing, 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 developed and 
implemented for maximizing the use of the telework 
arrangement described under paragraph (2) while mini-
mizing 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. 
‘‘(B) The Director of the Patent and Trademark Office shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare an analysis of the expected costs and bene-
fits and a set of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness 
of the program; and 
‘‘(ii) before the test program is implemented, 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 procedures of the program may 
include a reasonable maximum number of occasional visits to the 
pre-existing duty station before that employee is eligible for pay-
ment 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 enactment 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 relating to section 5710 the following: 
‘‘5711. Authority for telework travel expenses test programs.’’. 
SEC. 4. TELEWORK RESEARCH. 
(a) RESEARCH BY OPM ON TELEWORK.—The Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management shall— 
(1) research the utilization of telework by public and private 
sector entities that identify best practices and recommendations 
for the Federal Government; 
(2) review the outcomes associated with an increase in 
telework, including the effects of telework on energy consump-
tion, job creation and availability, urban transportation pat-
terns, and the ability to anticipate 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 Adminis-
trative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253).
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(c) USE OF OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The heads of Federal 
agencies with relevant jurisdiction over the subject matters in sub-
section (a)(2) shall work cooperatively with the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management to carry out that subsection, if 
the Director determines that coordination is necessary to fulfill 
obligations under that subsection. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.