,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjah,mr4 
,olson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green  
of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,weber of  
,texas1 and ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,department of ,energy ,organization    
,act to address insufficient            
compensation of employees and other     
personnel of the ,federal ,energy       
,regulatory ,commission1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,timely ,review of  
,infrastructure ,act4  #b4 ,addressing  
insufficient compensation of employees  
and other personnel of the ,federal     
,energy ,regulatory ,commission  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #dja of the           
,department of ,energy ,organization    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaga7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3  7k7  

7#a7 ,notwithstanding any other         
provision of law1 if the ,chairman      
publicly certifies that compensation for
 a category of employees or other       
personnel of the ,commission is         
insufficient to retain or attract       
employees and other personnel to allow  
the ,commission to carry out its        
functions in a timely1 efficient1 and   
effective manner1 the ,chairman may fix 
the compensation for such category of   
employees or other personnel1 without   
regard to chapter #ea and subchapter    
,,iii of chapter #ec of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 or any other     
civil service law4  7#b7 ,a             
certification described in paragraph    
7#a7 shall apply with respect to a      
category of employees or other          
personnel1 specify a maximum reasonable 
compensation for such category of       
employees or other personnel1 and be    
valid for a #e-year period beginning on 
the date the certification is made4 ,not
 later than #ij days before the         

expiration of the certification1 the    
,chairman shall determine whether the   
certification should be renewed for a   
subsequent #e-year period4  7#c7 ,any   
employee or other personnel whose       
compensation was fixed by the ,chairman 
in accordance with paragraph 7#a7 may1  
at the discretion of the ,chairman1     
retain the level of compensation so     
fixed1 regardless of whether a          
certification described in paragraph    
7#a7 is in effect with respect to the   
compensation of such employee or other  
personnel4  7#d7 ,the ,chairman shall   
consult with the ,director of the       
,office of ,personnel ,management in the
 implementation of this subsection1     
including in the determination of       
compensation with respect to each       
category of employees or other          
personnel4  7#e7 ,the ,chairman may     
apply the provisions of this subsection 
with respect to experts and consultants 
whose services are procured by the      
,chairman in accordance with section    

#caji of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 and every two years      
thereafter for #aj years1 the ,chairman 
of the ,federal ,energy ,regulatory     
,commission shall submit to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate a report on   
information relating to hiring1         
vacancies1 and compensation at the      
,federal ,energy ,regulatory            
,commission1 including any associated   
trends regarding such hiring1 vacancies1
 and compensation4  7c7 ,applicability  
,the amendments made by this ,act shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment
 of this ,act and apply beginning on the
 date that is #cj days after such date  
of enactment4