Federal Workforce Reproductive Rights Protection Act

In general— No headquarters or significant portion of an Executive agency may be moved to a location in a State or territory of the United States on the list published by the Comptroller General of the United States under subsection (b).

Restrictive location list— Not later than one week after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—

In general— Except by express reference to this provision, none of the funds made available to an Executive agency may be used to—

Exceptions— Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the use of funds by an Executive agency to—

Opt out— A Federal employee may, for the purposes described in subsection (c), decline any detail, transfer, assignment, or other temporary or permanent change to the official duty station of the Federal employee that will result in a new official duty station of the Federal employee that is located in a State or territory of the United States on the list published by the Comptroller General of the United States under section 2(b).

Promotions and appointments— No appointment or promotion of a Federal employee or applicant for employment to a position in an Executive agency may require, as a condition of the appointment or promotion, that such Federal employee or applicant for employment be located in or move to a State or territory of the United States on the list published by the Comptroller General of the United States under section 2(b), unless such requirement must be waived for any applicable purpose described in subsection (c).

Purposes described— The purposes described in this subsection are, with respect to a Federal employee or applicant for employment, medical, reproductive, family planning, or personal health considerations of such Federal employee, applicant for employment, or an eligible dependent of such Federal employee or applicant for employment.

In general— The head of an Executive agency shall, in accordance with the regulations issued by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under subsection (b), authorize travel and transportation allowances for Federal employees of such Executive agency and eligible dependents of such Federal employees for the costs of traveling outside of the State or territory of the United States in which such Federal employee is a resident to obtain a lawful reproductive health care service that is not accessible to such Federal employee or eligible dependent in such State or territory.

Regulations— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issues regulations providing for travel and transportation allowances described in subsection (a) in the same manner, to the extent practicable, as travel and transportation allowances provided to members of the Armed Forces (as defined under section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) with respect to travel for non-covered reproductive health care services under the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Services, as in effect on March 1, 2023, except that—

Agency designee— The head of each Executive agency shall designate one or more human resources personnel of the Executive agency to assess and approve requests for travel and transportation allowances described in subsection (a).

In general— A Federal employee is entitled to leave without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, for the time necessary to permit such Federal employee or an eligible dependent of such Federal employee to obtain abortion services when such Federal employee or eligible dependent must travel outside of the State or territory of the United States in which such Federal employee is a resident or in which the primary duty station of such Federal employee is located because such abortion services are not available to such Federal employee or eligible dependent in such State or territory.

Maximum leave— A Federal employee may use not more than 21 days of leave under this section.

Security clearances— Section 801 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3161) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

Guidelines— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act—

a Federal employee declines a detail, transfer, assignment, or other temporary or permanent change to the official duty station of the Federal employee under section 2(a);

of the waiver of a requirement for an appointment or promotion under section 2(b);

a Federal employee requests or receives a travel or transportation allowance under section 5; or

a Federal employee uses leave to which the Federal employee is entitled under section 6.

Applicant for employment— The term applicant for employment means an individual applying for a position in which such individual will be a Federal employee.

Dependent— The term dependent, with respect to a Federal employee or applicant for employment, has the meaning given such term in section 8901 of title 5, United States Code, except that such term includes an individual who is—

Eligible dependent— The term eligible dependent, with respect to a Federal employee or applicant for employment, means an unmarried dependent of such Federal employee or applicant for employment who is—

Executive agency— The term Executive agency has the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

Federal employee— The term Federal employee means a civilian employee of an Executive agency, other than an employee who is—

Lawful reproductive health care services— The term lawful reproductive health care service means a reproductive health care service, including abortion, that is accessible and not prohibited by law in the State or territory of the United States in which such reproductive health care service is provided.

Personnel action— The term personnel action has the meaning given such term in section 2302(a) of title 5, United States Code.

Political appointee— The term political appointee means an individual serving in an appointment to a political position.

Political position— The term political position means—

Significant portion— The term significant portion, with respect to an Executive agency, means—