1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Telework Act of 2020 . 2. Telework (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term agency means each authority of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States; (2) the term covered period means the period in which the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) is initially in effect; (3) the term Director means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; (4) the term eligible employee means an employee who— (A) the head of the agency employing the employee has determined is eligible to telework; and (B) has not been officially disciplined for— (i) being absent without permission for more than 5 days in any calendar year; or (ii) viewing, downloading, or exchanging pornography, including child pornography, on a Federal Government computer or while performing official Federal Government duties; (5) the term employee means an employee of an agency; (6) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (7) the term telework has the meaning given the term in section 6501 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Requirements (1) During covered period Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 65 of title 5, United States Code, the head of each agency shall— (A) permit eligible employees with respect to the agency to telework on a full-time basis during the covered period