[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 4337 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 528
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4337

                          [Report No. 117-178]

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of 
    spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, 
   disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work 
                               remotely.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2022

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

                            October 18, 2022

  Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 
                 2022, by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of 
    spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, 
   disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work 
                               remotely.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Spouse Employment 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                paragraph (4); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The term `remote work' refers to a work 
        flexibility arrangement under which an employee--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is not expected to physically report 
                to the location from which the employee would otherwise 
                work, considering the position of the employee; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) performs the duties and 
                responsibilities of such employee's position, and other 
                authorized activities, from an approved worksite--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) other than the location from 
                        which the employee would otherwise 
                        work;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) that may be inside or 
                        outside the local commuting area of the 
                        location from which the employee would 
                        otherwise work; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) that is typically the 
                        residence of the employee.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' 
                at the end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who 
        is on active duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member 
        of the Armed Forces, to a position in which that individual 
        will engage in remote work.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection 
        (a)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Spouse Employment Act''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.

    Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (4);
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) The term `remote work' refers to a particular type of 
        telework under which an employee is not expected to report to 
        an officially established agency location on a regular and 
        recurring basis.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) The term `telework' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 6501.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active 
        duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed 
        Forces, to a position in which the spouse will engage in remote 
        work.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.
                                                       Calendar No. 528

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4337

                          [Report No. 117-178]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of 
    spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, 
   disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work 
                               remotely.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 18, 2022

  Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 
                        2022, with an amendment