Sec. 1803. TELECOMMUTING STUDY

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## SEC. 1803 TELECOMMUTING STUDY ###

(a)Study Required The Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator of NTIA, shall conduct a study of the energy conservation implications of the widespread adoption of telecommuting by Federal employees in the United States. ###

(b)Required Subjects of Study The study required by subsection

(a)shall analyze the following subjects in relation to the energy saving potential of telecommuting by Federal employees: ####

(1)Reductions of energy use and energy costs in commuting and regular office heating, cooling, and other operations. ####

(2)Other energy reductions accomplished by telecommuting. ####

(3)Existing regulatory barriers that hamper telecommuting, including barriers to broadband telecommunications services deployment. ####

(4)Collateral benefits to the environment, family life, and other values. ###

(c)Report Required The Secretary shall submit to the President and Congress a report on the study required by this section not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act. Such report shall include a description of the results of the analysis of each of the subjects described in subsection (b). ###

(d)Definitions As used in this section: ####

(1)Commission The term “**Commission**” means the Federal Communications Commission. ####

(2)NTIA The term “**NTIA**” means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce. ####

(3)Telecommuting The term “**telecommuting**” means the performance of work functions using communications technologies, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the need to commute to and from traditional worksites. ####

(4)Federal employee The term “**Federal employee**” has the meaning provided the term “**employee**” by section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.