H.R. 5749 requires the Office of Personnel Management to submit annual reports to Congress detailing how federal employees use "official time"—hours spent on union representative duties while on the government payroll. Starting March 31 each year, these reports must include data on total official time granted, costs to taxpayers, specific activities performed, agency workspace designated for union work, and explanations when an agency's official time use increases. The bill affects all federal agencies with unionized workforces and their employees, requiring them to submit detailed usage data by December 31 each year. The Office of Personnel Management must issue guidance to agencies within 180 days of the law's enactment, and the reporting requirements take effect six months after passage.
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