[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6703 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6703

To require executive agencies to reinstate telework policies that were 
         in place on December 31, 2019, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2022

Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Harris, Mr. Babin, Mr. Budd, Mr. Cloud, Mr. 
   Posey, Mr. Norman, Mr. Hice of Georgia, and Mr. Good of Virginia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To require executive agencies to reinstate telework policies that were 
         in place on December 31, 2019, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Return to Work Act''.

SEC. 2. REINSTATE PRIOR REMOTE WORK POLICIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
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 on which the head 
of an executive agency reinstates the telework policies in use by such 
executive agency on December 31, 2019, the reinstated telework policy 
of such executive agency shall apply in place of any telework provision 
of a teleworking, collective bargaining, or other employment agreement 
of such executive agency to the extent that such telework provision 
conflicts with, or applies a different telework policy than, the 
reinstated telework policy of such executive agency.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (2) Reinstated telework policy.--The term ``reinstated 
        telework policy'' means the telework policies in use by an 
        executive agency on December 31, 2019.
            (3) Telework.--The term ``telework'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 6501 of title 5, United States Code.
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