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 124 STAT. 3167 PUBLIC LAW 111–292—DEC. 9, 2010 ‘‘(4) when determining what constitutes diminished employee performance, the agency shall consult the perform- ance management guidelines of the Office of Personnel Manage- ment. ‘‘(b) TRAINING REQUIREMENT EXEMPTIONS.—The head of an executive agency may provide for an exemption from the training requirements under subsection (a), if the head of that agency deter- mines that the training would be unnecessary because the employee is already teleworking under a work arrangement in effect before the date of enactment of this chapter. ‘‘§ 6504. Policy and support ‘‘(a) AGENCY CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.—Each executive agency shall consult with the Office of Personnel Management in developing telework policies. ‘‘(b) GUIDANCE AND CONSULTATION.—The Office of Personnel Management shall— ‘‘(1) provide policy and policy guidance for telework in the areas of pay and leave, agency closure, performance management, official worksite, recruitment and retention, and accommodations for employees with disabilities; ‘‘(2) assist each agency in establishing appropriate quali- tative and quantitative measures and teleworking goals; and ‘‘(3) consult with— ‘‘(A) the Federal Emergency Management Agency on policy and policy guidance for telework in the areas of continuation of operations and long-term emergencies; ‘‘(B) the General Services Administration on policy and policy guidance for telework in the areas of telework cen- ters, travel, technology, equipment, and dependent care; and ‘‘(C) the National Archives and Records Administration on policy and policy guidance for telework in the areas of efficient and effective records management and the preservation of records, including Presidential and Vice- Presidential records. ‘‘(c) SECURITY GUIDELINES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Manage- ment and Budget, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall issue guidelines not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this chapter to ensure the adequacy of information and security protections for informa- tion and information systems used while teleworking. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Guidelines issued under this subsection shall, at a minimum, include requirements necessary to— ‘‘(A) control access to agency information and informa- tion systems; ‘‘(B) protect agency information (including personally identifiable information) and information systems; ‘‘(C) limit the introduction of vulnerabilities; ‘‘(D) protect information systems not under the control of the agency that are used for teleworking; ‘‘(E) safeguard wireless and other telecommunications capabilities that are used for teleworking; and Deadline. 5 USC 6504.