TELECOMMUTING STUDY.

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.