118 HR 7080 IH: Earn Your Keep Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-01-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7080IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 25, 2024Mr. Carl introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and AccountabilityA BILLTo reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Earn Your Keep Act.

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Reinstatement of pre-pandemic Executive agency telework policies

(a)

In general

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Executive agency shall reinstate the telework policies in use by such Executive agency on December 31, 2019.(b)

Rule of construction

Beginning on the date that the head of an Executive agency reinstates the telework policy under subsection (a), such policy shall apply in place of any other provision of a teleworking, collective bargaining, or other employment agreement of such Executive agency to the extent that such other provision conflicts with the policy so reinstated.(c)

Removal

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of an Executive agency who does not comply with a reinstated telework policy under subsection (a) shall be removed from the civil service, and the position formerly occupied by such employee shall be eliminated.(d)

GAO study

Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress analyzing, with respect to any employee of Executive agencies who were teleworking during the COVID–19 pandemic—(1)the rate of locality pay (if any) paid to such employee; and(2)the geographic location of the teleworking work site of the employee.(e)

Definitions

In this section—(1)the term Executive agency has the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code;(2)the term locality pay means locality pay under section 5304 or 5304a of such title; and (3)the term telework and teleworking have the meaning given those terms in section 6501 of such title, and includes remote work.