The bill would require executive agencies to restore the telework rules and levels they had on December 31, 2019, within 30 days of enactment. Within 180 days, each agency would have to submit a study of pandemic-era telework impacts and any plan to expand telework. The Office of Personnel Management Director would have to certify that an expansion plan meets goals for agency performance, workforce location, property and locality-pay costs, and employee equipment and secure access.
Federal agency employees could see a return to their agency’s pre-pandemic telework levels unless a proposed expansion plan receives the required certification. The text does not specify changes for particular employees or members of the public.
The bill sets no dollar amounts. Agencies would study certain property and locality-pay costs. A certified expansion plan would have to substantially lower those costs and avoid substantially increasing costs for secure networks, communications tools, and equipment.
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