Sec. 221. FAA TELEWORK
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## SEC. 221 FAA TELEWORK **[**[49 U.S.C. 106 note](/us/usc/t49/s106)**]** ###
(a)In General The Administrator— ####
(1)may establish telework policies for employees of the FAA that allow for the Administrator to reduce the office footprint and associated expenses of the FAA, if appropriate, increase workforce retention, and provide flexibilities that the Administrator demonstrates increases efficiency and effectiveness of the Administration, while requiring that any such policy— #####
(A)does not adversely impact the mission of the FAA; #####
(B)does not reduce the safety or efficiency of the national airspace system; #####
(C)for any employee that is designated as an officer or executive in the FAA Executive System or a political appointee (as such term is defined in section 106 of title 49, United States Code)— ######
(i)maximizes time at a duty station for such employee, excluding official travel; and ######
(ii)may include telework provisions as determined appropriate by the Administrator, commensurate with official duties for such employee; #####
(D)provides for on-the-job training opportunities for FAA personnel that are not less than such opportunities available in 2019; #####
(E)reflects the appropriate work status of employees based on the job functions of such employee; #####
(F)optimizes the work status of inspectors, investigators, and other personnel performing safety-related functions to ensure timely completion of safety oversight activities; #####
(G)provides for personnel, including such personnel performing work related to aircraft certification and flight standards, who are responsible for actively working with regulated entities, external stakeholders, or other members of the public to be— ######
(i)routinely available on a predictable basis for in-person and virtual communications with external persons; and ######
(ii)not hindered from meeting with, visiting, auditing, or inspecting facilities or projects of regulated persons due to any telework policy; and #####
(H)provides opportunities for in-person dialogue, collaboration, and ideation for all employees; ####
(2)ensures that locality pay for an employee of the FAA accurately reflects the telework status and duty station of such employee; ####
(3)may not establish a telework policy for an employee of the FAA unless such employee will be provided with secure network capacity, communications tools, necessary and secure access to appropriate agency data assets and Federal records, and equipment sufficient to enable such employee to be fully productive; and ####
(4)not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, shall evaluate and address any telework policies in effect on the day before such date of enactment to ensure that such policies meet the requirements of paragraph (1). ###
(b)Congressional Update Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 1 year thereafter, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on any telework policies currently in place, the implementation of such policies, and the benefits of such policies. ###
(c)Consultation If the Administrator determines that telework agreements need to be updated to implement the requirements of subsection (a), the Administrator shall, prior to updating such agreements, consult with— ####
(1)exclusive bargaining representatives of air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code; and ####
(2)labor organizations certified under such section as the exclusive bargaining representative of airway transportation systems specialists and aviation safety inspectors and engineers of the FAA.
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