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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires a federal agency's telework policy to include information on the following: (1) annual goals for increasing the telework participation rate, and (2) methods for collecting data related to cost savings achieved through telework.</p>]]></text>
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