Telework policy

(a) Policy required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in accordance with the requirements of this section and the requirements of section 6502 of title 5, United States Code, establish a policy for telework within the Department of Veterans Affairs for all employees of the Department. (b) Default status The policy established pursuant to subsection (a) shall establish the default status for employees as being allowed to telework with exemptions outlined for employees who must perform some or all of their work in person due to the nature of their work or because they do not meet the requirements for telework permission set forth in section 6502 of title 5, United States Code, as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Report on savings Not later than one year after the date on which the policy established pursuant to subsection (a) goes into effect, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on amounts saved each year because of the number of employees who are permitted to telework. (d) Effective date and changes (1) Effective date of initial policy The initial policy established by pursuant to subsection (a) shall go into effect not later than 180 days after the date on which the policy is established. (2) Effective date of subsequent changes Any change made to the policy established pursuant to subsection (a) after the effective date set forth in paragraph (1) shall take effect not less than one year after the date on which the change is made. (3) Notice For any change made to the policy established pursuant to subsection (a) after the effective date set forth in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, not later than one year after the date on which the change is made— (A) notify all affected employees of the Department; (B) submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the changes; and (C) make available to the public a copy of the changes. (e) Relation to memoranda The policy established pursuant to subsection (a) shall supplant any memoranda signed by the President or the Secretary to the degree that such memoranda conflict with such policy.