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[S. 349 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                        Calendar No. 38
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 349

                          [Report No. 118-14]

 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

                            February 9, 2023

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

                             April 27, 2023

               Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
                  [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,

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)''.

SEC. 3. GAO STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``agency'' means an agency described in 
        paragraph (1) or (2) of section 901(b) of title 31, United 
        States Code;
            (2) the term ``employee'' means an employee of an agency;
            (3) the term ``remote work'' means 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
            (4) the term ``telework'' means a work flexibility 
        arrangement under which an employee performs the duties and 
        responsibilities of such employee's position, and other 
        authorized activities, from an approved worksite other than the 
        location from which the employee would otherwise work.
    (b) Requirement.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study and publish a report regarding the use of remote 
work by agencies, which shall include a discussion of what is known 
regarding--
            (1) the number of employees who are engaging in remote 
        work;
            (2) the role of remote work in agency recruitment and 
        retention efforts;
            (3) the geographic location of employees who engage in 
        remote work;
            (4) the effect that remote work has had on how often 
        employees are reporting to officially established agency 
        locations to perform the duties and responsibilities of the 
        positions of those employees and other authorized activities; 
        and
            (5) how the use of remote work has affected Federal office 
        space utilization and spending.
                                                        Calendar No. 38

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 349

                          [Report No. 118-14]

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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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 27, 2023

                       Reported with an amendment