,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #bed #aaf? ,,congress 
#a/ ,session  ,s4 #fjg ,report ,no4     
#aaf-acd ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjai,mr4       
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 & ,ms4
 ,murk[ski7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,octob] 
#bb1 #bjai,report$ by ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ) 
an amendment,insert ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic 
,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 ,address+ insuffici5t comp5sation ( 

employees & o!r p]sonnel ( ! ,commission
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,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 ! functions (
 ! ,commission 9 a timely1 effici5t1 &  
effective mann]1 ! ,*airman may fix !   
comp5sation = ! category ( employees or 
o!r p]sonnel )\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 ,c]tification         
requirem5ts ,a c]tification issu$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 apply )       
respect to a category ( employees or o!r
 p]sonnel responsible = conduct+ "w ( a 
sci5tific1 te*nological1 eng9e]+1 or    
ma!matical nature2  7,b7 specify a      
maximum am\nt ( reasonable comp5sation =
 ! category ( employees or o!r p]sonnel2
  7,c7 be valid = a #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ 
on ! date on :i* ! c]tification is      

issu$2  7,d7 be no broad] ?an necess>y  
to a*ieve ! objective ( reta9+ or       
attract+ employees & o!r p]sonnel to    
all[ ! ,commission to c>ry out !        
functions ( ! ,commission 9 a timely1   
effici5t1 & effective mann]2 &  7,e7    
include an explanation = :y ! o!r       
approa*es available to ! ,*airman =     
reta9+ & attract+ employees & o!r       
p]sonnel are inadequate4  7#c7 ,r5ewal  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days be=e 
! date ( expiration ( a c]tification    
issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,*airman %all 
det]m9e :e!r ! c]tification %\ld be     
r5ew$ = a subsequ5t #e-ye> p]iod4  7,b7 
,requirem5t ,if ! ,*airman det]m9es t a 
c]tification %\ld be r5ew$ "u           
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,*airman may r5ew ! 
c]tification1 subject to ! c]tification 
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#b7 t 7        
applicable to ! initial c]tification4   
7#d7 ,new hires  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an      
employee or o!r p]sonnel t is a memb] ( 
a category ( employees or o!r p]sonnel t
 w\ld h be5 cov]$ by a c]tification     

issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 b 0 hir$ dur+ a 
p]iod 9 :i* ! c]tification has expir$ & 
has n be5 r5ew$ "u p>agraph 7#c7 %all n 
be eligible = comp5sation at ! level t  
w\ld h appli$ to ! employee or o!r      
p]sonnel if ! c]tification _h be5 9     
effect on ! date on :i* ! employee or   
o!r p]sonnel 0 hir$4  7,b7 ,comp5sation 
( new hires on r5ewal ,on r5ewal ( a    
c]tification "u p>agraph 7#c71 !        
,*airman may fix ! comp5sation ( !      
employees or o!r p]sonnel describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7 at ! level e/abli%$ = !
 category ( employees or o!r p]sonnel 9 
! c]tification4  7#e7 ,ret5tion ( level 
( fix$ comp5sation ,a category (        
employees or o!r p]sonnel1 ! comp5sation
 ( :i* 0 fix$ by ! ,*airman 9 accordance
 ) p>agraph 7#a71 may1 at ! discretion (
 ! ,*airman1 h ! level ( fix$           
comp5sation = ! category ( employees or 
o!r p]sonnel reta9$1 reg>dless ( :e!r a 
c]tification describ$ "u t p>agraph is 9
 effect ) respect to ! comp5sation ( !  
category ( employees or o!r p]sonnel4   

7#f7 ,consultation requir$ ,! ,*airman  
%all consult ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,p]sonnel ,managem5t 9 implem5t+ ?is    
subsection1 includ+ 9 ! det]m9ation ( ! 
am\nt ( comp5sation ) respect to ea*    
category ( employees or o!r p]sonnel4   
7#g7 ,exp]ts & consultants  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 !   
,*airman may-- 7i7 obta9 ! s]vices (    
exp]ts & consultants 9 accordance )     
section #caji ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2  7ii7 comp5sate ^? exp]ts &      
consultants = ea* day 7includ+ travel   
"t7 at rates n 9 excess ( ! rate ( pay =
 level ,,iv ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u   
section #ecae ( t title2 &  7iii7 pay to
 ! exp]ts & consultants s]v+ away f !   
homes or regul> places ( bus9ess ( !    
exp]ts & consultants travel exp5ses & p]
 diem 9 lieu ( subsi/5ce at rates       
au?oriz$ by sections #egjb & #egjc ( t  
title = p]sons 9 ,gov]nm5t s]vice       
employ$ int]mitt5tly4  7,b7 ,limitations
 ,! ,*airman %all-- 7i7 to ! maximum    
ext5t practicable1 limit ! use ( exp]ts 

& consultants pursuant to subp>agraph   
7,a72 &  7ii7 ensure t ! employm5t      
contract ( ea* exp]t & consultant       
employ$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 is 
subject to r5ewal n less frequ5tly ?an  
annually4  4  7b7 ,reports  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #b 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 ,commission4  7#b7          
,inclusions ,ea* report "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all include-- 7,a7 an analysis ( any  
tr5ds ) respect to hir+1 vacancies1 &   
comp5sation at ! ,f$]al ,en]gy          
,regulatory ,commission2 &  7,b7 a      
description ( ! ef=ts to reta9 & attract
 employees or o!r p]sonnel responsible =
 conduct+ "w ( a sci5tific1             

te*nological1 eng9e]+1 or ma!matical    
nature at ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory   
,commission4  7c7 ,applicability ,!     
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply beg9n+ on ! date t is #cj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 
,report on ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy to implem5t flexible comp5sation 
models ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,en]gy %all submit to ,congress a report
 exam9+ ! full scope ( ! hir+ au?ority  
made available to ! ,secret>y by !      
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t to        
implem5t flexible comp5sation models1   
includ+ pay = p]=mance & pay b&+1       
?r\gh\t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy1 includ+ at
 ! ,national ,laboratories1 = ! purposes
 ( hir+1 recruit+1 & reta9+ employees   
responsible = conduct+ "w ( a sci5tific1
 te*nological1 eng9e]+1 or ma!matical   
nature4  ,octob] #bb1 #bjai,report$ ) an
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