The SHOW UP Act would require executive agencies, except the Government Accountability Office, to return to telework policies and levels no greater than those in place on December 31, 2019, within 30 days of enactment. Within six months, each agency head would submit a study of expanded telework during and after the pandemic, including possible effects on agency missions, customer service, property costs, locality pay, technology, and workforce location. An agency could expand telework beyond the restored levels only if the Office of Personnel Management Director certifies that its plan meets the bill’s requirements and the plan is submitted to Congress.
Federal employees could see changes to their telework arrangements. Agencies would need to return to their pre-pandemic telework levels unless a later expansion plan receives the required certification. The study would also examine customer service and agency performance. The text does not specify changes for people outside the federal workforce.
The bill does not specify new funding or total costs. It requires agencies to study costs related to property and locality pay, and any plan to expand telework must meet cost-related certification requirements.
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