I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 357 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide limitations on Federal 
teleworking, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 13, 2025 
Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide limitations 
on Federal teleworking, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Back to Work Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF TELEWORK REQUIREMENTS FOR 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 65 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 6502— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) provides that, subject to subsection 
(d), an employee may not telework for more 
than 40 percent of the work days of the em-
ployee per pay period; 
‘‘(D) shall be reviewed on an annual basis 
by, and be subject to the annual approval of, 
the head of the executive agency; and 
‘‘(E) provides that the executive agency, by 
using remote technical means and other appro-
priate methods, will monitor and evaluate the 
applicable employee when the employee is en-
gaged in telework;’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PERMITTED NUMBER 
OF TELEWORK DAYS.—With respect to the limitation 
under subsection (b)(2)(C), the head of an executive agen-
cy may— 
‘‘(1) further limit the number of work days per 
pay period that an employee of the executive agency 
may telework based on the specific role of the em-
ployee or other circumstances determined appro-
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priate by the head of the executive agency, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the frequency with which the em-
ployee needs to access classified information; 
‘‘(B) whether the employee is newly ap-
pointed; and 
‘‘(C) whether the employee occupies a 
managerial position within the executive agency; 
or 
‘‘(2) waive that limitation with respect to an 
employee of the executive agency if— 
‘‘(A) the employee is a spouse of— 
‘‘(i) a member of the Armed Forces; 
or 
‘‘(ii) a Federal law enforcement offi-
cer; 
‘‘(B) the employee occupies a position— 
‘‘(i) the duties of which require— 
‘‘(I) highly specialized expertise; 
or 
‘‘(II) frequent travel; or 
‘‘(ii) for which finding qualified can-
didates is challenging; or 
‘‘(C) inclement weather or other exigent 
circumstances prevent the employee from reach-
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ing the worksite of the employee during a pay 
period. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON PAY.—With respect to any em-
ployee who has entered into a written agreement under 
subsection (b)(2), and notwithstanding any other provision 
of this title, such employee shall— 
‘‘(1) not be eligible for any adjustment to pay 
under section 5303; and 
‘‘(2) receive locality-based comparability pay-
ments under section 5304 or 5304a at the percent-
age for the Rest of United States locality pay area.’’; 
and 
(2) in section 6506, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) EXECUTIVE AGENCY REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, and annu-
ally thereafter, the head of each executive agency 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives a report that de-
scribes, for the period covered by the report, the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) What metrics and methods the execu-
tive agency uses to determine the productivity 
of employees who telework. 
‘‘(B) What barriers, if any, prevent the ex-
ecutive agency from enforcing the limitation 
under section 6502(b)(2)(C) and any initiatives 
of the executive agency to address those bar-
riers. 
‘‘(C) Any negative effects of telework, in-
cluding whether telework results in increased 
costs, security vulnerabilities, lower employee 
morale, decreased employee productivity, or 
waste, fraud, or abuse. 
‘‘(D) Any actions taken by the executive 
agency (or a detailed justification for any lack 
of action) in response to any findings of, or rec-
ommendations made by, the Inspector General 
of the executive agency with respect to telework. 
‘‘(2) GAO REPORT.—With respect to each re-
port submitted by the head of an executive agency 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall submit an accompanying report 
that evaluates the accuracy and thoroughness of the 
report submitted by the head of the executive agency 
with respect to the matters required to be included 
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in the report of the executive agency under that 
paragraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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