Sec. 5. Effect of dependent care on telework eligibility
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Section 6502(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: The presence of a dependent individual at the location from which an employee teleworks shall have no effect on the eligibility of such employee to telework if such dependent individual is cared for by a caregiver other than such employee while such employee is teleworking. The temporary unavailability of a caregiver described in subparagraph
(A)does not affect the eligibility of the relevant employee to telework if— such unavailability is due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances; and an alternative caregiver is not reasonably available. In this paragraph, the term dependent individual means a dependent child or relative (as such terms are defined in paragraphs
(2)and (16), respectively, of section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) who is dependent on the employee for care. . With respect to any employee not covered under chapter 65 of title 5, United States Code, the terms and conditions with respect to dependent care and teleworking under section 6502(a)(3) of such title (as added by subsection (a)) shall apply. In this subsection, the term employee has the meaning given that term under section 2(c)(1), but does not include an employee as defined in section 6501(1) of such title. Nothing in this section shall alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, and procedures related to dependent care under the terms of any collective bargaining agreement.