,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #feeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bf1 #bjah,mr4  
,olson 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g5e ,gre5 (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4     
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,web] (    
,texas1 & ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,texas7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy   
,organization ,act to address           
insuffici5t comp5sation ( employees &   
o!r p]sonnel ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy          
,regulatory ,commission1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,timely ,review (          
,infra/ructure ,act4  #b4 ,address+     
insuffici5t comp5sation ( employees &   
o!r p]sonnel ( ! ,f$]al ,en]gy          
,regulatory ,commission  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #dja ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy    
,organization ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #gaga7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7k7  7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 if ! ,*airman publicly c]tifies t  

comp5sation = a category ( employees or 
o!r p]sonnel ( ! ,commission is         
insuffici5t to reta9 or attract         
employees & o!r p]sonnel to all[ !      
,commission to c>ry out its functions 9 
a timely1 effici5t1 & effective mann]1 !
 ,*airman may fix ! comp5sation = su*   
category ( employees or o!r p]sonnel1   
)\t reg>d to *apt] #ea & sub*apt] ,,iii 
( *apt] #ec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 or any o!r civil s]vice law4     
7#b7 ,a c]tification describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 %all apply ) respect to a category
 ( employees or o!r p]sonnel1 specify a 
maximum reasonable comp5sation = su*    
category ( employees or o!r p]sonnel1 & 
be valid = a #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on !   
date ! c]tification is made4 ,n lat] ?an
 #ij days be=e ! expiration ( !         
c]tification1 ! ,*airman %all det]m9e   
:e!r ! c]tification %\ld be r5ew$ = a   
subsequ5t #e-ye> p]iod4  7#c7 ,any      
employee or o!r p]sonnel ^: comp5sation 
0 fix$ by ! ,*airman 9 accordance )     
p>agraph 7#a7 may1 at ! discretion ( !  

,*airman1 reta9 ! level ( comp5sation s 
fix$1 reg>dless ( :e!r a c]tification   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is 9 effect )  
respect to ! comp5sation ( su* employee 
or o!r p]sonnel4  7#d7 ,! ,*airman %all 
consult ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,p]sonnel ,managem5t 9 ! implem5tation (
 ?is subsection1 includ+ 9 ! det]m9ation
 ( comp5sation ) respect to ea* category
 ( employees or o!r p]sonnel4  7#e7 ,!  
,*airman may apply ! provisions ( ?is   
subsection ) respect to exp]ts &        
consultants ^: s]vices are procur$ by ! 
,*airman 9 accordance ) section #caji ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  4  7b7  
,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e two ye>s    
!reaft] = #aj ye>s1 ! ,*airman ( !      
,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory ,commission   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural        
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate a report on        
in=mation relat+ to hir+1 vacancies1 &  
comp5sation at ! ,f$]al ,en]gy          

,regulatory ,commission1 includ+ any    
associat$ tr5ds reg>d+ su* hir+1        
vacancies1 & comp5sation4  7c7          
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
,act %all take effect on ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & apply beg9n+ on ! 
date t is #cj days aft] su* date (      
enactm5t4