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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Military Spouse Employment Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill allows executive agencies to appoint military spouses to remote work positions. (The current appointment authority does not specifically extend to remote positions.) &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The bill defines &lt;i&gt;remote work&lt;/i&gt; as a particular type of telework that does not require an employee to report to an official agency location on a regular and recurring basis.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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