; or (B) a change in homeport of a vessel, ship-based squadron or staff, or mobile unit. (7) Permanent employee The term permanent employee does not include an employee who is serving under a temporary appointment or a term appointment. (b) Requirement Not later than 30 days after receiving a request from a covered individual, the head of the agency employing the covered individual shall— (1) authorize the covered individual to work remotely full-time if that agency head determines that the duties of the covered individual do not require the regular physical presence of the covered individual in the workplace; (2) transfer the covered individual, if qualified, to a position of equal grade in the agency and in the commuting area of the new duty station or homeport of the spouse of the covered individual; (3) transfer the covered individual, if qualified, to a remote position of equal grade in the agency; or (4) in the case of a covered individual who is not authorized to work remotely under paragraph (1), or to be transferred under paragraph (2) or (3), place the covered individual into a nonpay and nonduty status for the greater of— (A) the duration of the service of the spouse of the covered individual at the new duty station or homeport of that spouse, as described in paragraph (2); or (B) the period of 36 consecutive months following the permanent change of station of the spouse of the covered individual. (c) Non-Encumbered nonpay and nonduty status A position held by a covered individual placed into nonpay and nonduty status under this section— (1) shall not be considered to be encumbered; and (2) may be backfilled by a permanent employee. (d) Reports (1) Agency reports to OPM For each of the first 5 full fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall, not later than 180 days after the last day of that fiscal year, submit to the Director— (A) a list of each request received by that agency head under subsection (b) during the applicable fiscal year