---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 6506"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
number: "6506"
heading: "Reports"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/6506"
units:
  - "Part III — Employees"
  - "Subpart E — Attendance and Leave"
  - "Chapter 65 — Telework"
---

# §6506. Reports

- (a) **Definition.—** In this section, the term “[executive agency](/usc/5/6501.md?p=2)” shall not include the [Government](/usc/5/4101.md?p=3) Accountability [Office](/usc/5/5402.md?p=3).
- (b) **Reports by the Office of Personnel Management.—**
  - (1) **Submission of reports.—** Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this chapter and on an annual basis thereafter, the [Director](/usc/5/8401.md?p=8) of the [Office](/usc/5/5402.md?p=3) of Personnel Management, in consultation with Chief[^1] Human Capital Officers Council, shall—
    - (A) submit a report addressing the [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) programs of each [executive agency](/usc/5/6501.md?p=2) to—
      - (i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
      - (ii) the Committee on Oversight and [Government](/usc/5/4101.md?p=3) Reform of the House of Representatives; and
    - (B) transmit a copy of the report to the Comptroller General and the [Office](/usc/5/5402.md?p=3) of Management and Budget.
  - (2) **Contents.—** Each report submitted under this subsection shall include—
    - (A) the degree of participation by [employees](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) of each [executive agency](/usc/5/6501.md?p=2) in [teleworking](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) during the period covered by the report (and for each [executive agency](/usc/5/6501.md?p=2) whose head is referred to under [section 5312](/usc/5/5312.md), the degree of participation in each bureau, division, or other major administrative unit of that [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1)), including—
      - (i) the total number of [employees](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) in the [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1);
      - (ii) the number and percent of [employees](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) in the [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) who are [eligible](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-3) to [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3); and
      - (iii) the number and percent of [eligible](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-3) [employees](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) in the [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) who are [teleworking](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3)—
        - (I) 3 or more days per [pay](/usc/5/7511.md?p=a-4) period;
        - (II) 1 or 2 days per [pay](/usc/5/7511.md?p=a-4) period;
        - (III) once per month; and
        - (IV) on an occasional, episodic, or short-term basis;
    - (B) the method for gathering [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) data in each [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1);
    - (C) if the total number of [employees](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) [teleworking](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) is 10 percent higher or lower than the previous year in any [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1), the reasons for the positive or negative variation;
    - (D) the [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) goal for increasing participation to the extent practicable or necessary for the next reporting period, as indicated by the percent of [eligible](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-3) [employees](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) [teleworking](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) in each frequency category described under [subparagraph (A)(iii)](#b-2-A-iii);
    - (E) an explanation of whether or not the [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) met the goals for the last reporting period and, if not, what actions are being taken to identify and eliminate barriers to maximizing [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) opportunities for the next reporting period;
    - (F) an assessment of the progress each [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) has made in meeting [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) participation rate goals during the reporting period, and other [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) goals relating to [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3), such as the impact of [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) on—
      - (i) emergency readiness;
      - (ii) energy use;
      - (iii) recruitment and retention;
      - (iv) performance;
      - (v) productivity; and
      - (vi) [employee](/usc/5/4701.md?p=a-2) attitudes and opinions regarding [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3); and
    - (G) the best practices in [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) programs.
- (c) **Comptroller General Reports.—**
  - (1) **Report on government accountability office telework program.—**
    - (A) **In general.—** Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this chapter and on an annual basis thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit a report addressing the [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) program of the [Government](/usc/5/4101.md?p=3) Accountability [Office](/usc/5/5402.md?p=3) to—
      - (i) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
      - (ii) the Committee on Oversight and [Government](/usc/5/4101.md?p=3) Reform of the House of Representatives.
    - (B) **Contents.—** Each report submitted by the Comptroller General shall include the same information as required under [subsection (b)](#b) applicable to the [Government](/usc/5/4101.md?p=3) Accountability [Office](/usc/5/5402.md?p=3).
  - (2) **Report to congress on office of personnel management report.—** Not later than 6 months after the submission of the first report to Congress required under [subsection (b)](#b), the Comptroller General shall review that report required under [subsection (b)](#b) and submit a report to Congress on the progress each [executive agency](/usc/5/6501.md?p=2) has made towards the goals established under [section 6504(b)(2)](/usc/5/6504.md?p=b-2).
- (d) **Chief Human Capital Officer Reports.—**
  - (1) **In general.—** Each year the Chief Human Capital Officer of each [executive agency](/usc/5/6501.md?p=2), in consultation with the [Telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3) Managing Officer of that [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1), shall submit a report to the Chair and Vice Chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council on [agency](/usc/5/3132.md?p=a-1) management efforts to promote [telework](/usc/5/6501.md?p=3).
  - (2) **Review and inclusion of relevant information.—** The Chair and Vice Chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council shall—
    - (A) review the reports submitted under [paragraph (1)](#d-1);
    - (B) include relevant information from the submitted reports in the annual report to Congress required under [subsection (b)](#b); and
    - (C) use that relevant information for other purposes related to the strategic management of human capital.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 111–292, § 2(a), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3169.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The date of enactment of this chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b)(1) and (c)(1)(A), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 111–292, which was approved Dec. 9, 2010.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.