[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 4138 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 569
116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4138

                          [Report No. 116-276]

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a telework 
                        travel expenses program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              July 1, 2020

 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Coons) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                            October 1, 2020

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a telework 
                        travel expenses program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Telework for U.S. Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. TELEWORK TRAVEL EXPENSES PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES PATENT 
              AND TRADEMARK OFFICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 5711 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``test'';
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by striking ``committee'' and inserting 
                        ``committees''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``Government'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``test''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``section , including the 
                        provision of reports in accordance with 
                        subsection (d)(1)'' and inserting 
                        ``subsection'';
                    (C) in paragraph (4)(B), in the matter preceding 
                clause (i), by inserting ``and maintain'' after 
                ``develop''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (5)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``test''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
    ``(B) The Director of the Patent and Trademark Office shall prepare 
and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report 
on the operation of the program under this subsection, which shall 
include--
            ``(i) the costs and benefits of the program; and
            ``(ii) an analysis of the effectiveness of the program, as 
        determined under criteria developed by the Director.''; and
            (3) in subsection (g), by striking ``this section'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (b)''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 5711 and inserting the 
following:

``5711. Authority for telework travel expenses programs.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 569

116th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4138

                          [Report No. 116-276]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to make permanent the authority 
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a telework 
                        travel expenses program.

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                            October 1, 2020

                       Reported without amendment