,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #debh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjbc,ms4  
,de,gette introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,atomic 
,en]gy ,act ( #aied to address !        
insuffici5t comp5sation & recruitm5t (  
employees & o!r p]sonnel ( ! ,nucle>    
,regulatory ,commission1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ! ,,nrc ,work=ce  
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,commission work=ce  
7a7 ,g5]al au?ority ,! ,atomic ,en]gy   
,act ( #aied 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja et    
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#afa;,a ! foll[+3  #afa;,b4 ,commission 
work=ce  7a7 ,direct hire au?ority  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section #afa d4 ( ?is
 ,act & section #ccjd ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 & )\t reg>d to !         
provisions ( sections #ccji ?r\gh #ccah 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 if !   
,*airman ( ! ,commission issues a       
c]tification t !re is a sev]e %ortage ( 

c&idates or a critical hir+ ne$ = cov]$ 
positions to c>ry out ! ,commission's   
responsibilities & activities1 !        
,*airman may1 subject to p>agraphs 7#b7 
& 7#c71 recruit & directly appo9t highly
 qualifi$ individuals into ! competitive
 s]vice4  7#b7 ,limitations ,any action 
au?oriz$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
be consi/5t ) ! m]it pr9ciples ( section
 #bcja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
& ! ,*airman %all comply ) ! public     
notice requirem5ts ( section #ccbg ( su*
 title #e4  7#c7 ,t]m9ation  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,a c]tification issu$ or r5ew$ "u 
?is subsection %all t]m9ate on ! e>li]  
(-- 7i7 ! date t is #e ye>s aft] !      
c]tification is r5ew$ or issu$2 or  7ii7
 ! date on :i* ! ,*airman det]m9es !re  
is no long] a sev]e %ortage ( c&idates  
or a critical hir+ ne$ = cov]$ positions
 to c>ry out ! ,commission's            
responsibilities & activities4  7,b7    
,r5ewal ,! ,*airman may r5ew a          
c]tification issu$ or r5ew$ "u ?is      
subsection = an additional #e-ye> p]iod 

if ! ,*airman det]m9es !re is /ill a    
sev]e %ortage ( c&idates or a critical  
hir+ ne$ = cov]$ positions to c>ry out !
 ,commission's responsibilities &       
activities4  7#d7 ,cov]$ position ,9 ?is
 subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ position means 
a position 9 :i* an employee is         
responsible = conduct+ "w ( a sci5tific1
 te*nical1 eng9e]+1 ma!matical1 legal1  
or o!rwise highly specializ$ or skill$  
nature4  7b7 ,address+ insuffici5t      
comp5sation ( employees & o!r p]sonnel (
 ! ,commission  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( law1 if ! ,*airman (
 ! ,commission 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 &   
*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 :o s]ve 9 cov]$    
positions1 z def9$ 9 subsection 7a77#d72
  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$2 &  7,d7 
be no broad] ?an necess>y to a*ieve !   
objective ( reta9+ or attract+ employees
 & o!r p]sonnel to all[ ! ,commission to
 c>ry out ! functions ( ! ,commission 9 
a timely1 effici5t1 & effective mann]4  
7#c7 ,r5ewal  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ij days be=e ! date ( expiration ( a   
c]tification issu$ "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 ,n
 lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! ,*airman's    
reque/ = consultation "u ?is p>agraph1 !
 ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel       
,managem5t %all respond to & consult ) !
 ,*airman = purposes ( ?is p>agraph4    
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  7c7 ,additional comp5sation  
au?ority  7#a7 ,= new employees ,!      
,commission may pay a p]son recruit$ &  
directly appo9t$ "u subsection 7a7 a    
#a-"t hir+ bonus 9 an am\nt n to exce$  
#be1jjj4  7#b7 ,= exi/+ employees  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71  
an employee :o ! ,*airman det]m9es      
exhibit$ exceptional p]=mance 9 a fiscal

 ye> may be paid a p]=mance bonus 9 an  
am\nt n to exce$ ! lea/ (--  7i7        
#be1jjj2 &  7ii7 ! am\nt ( ! limitation 
t is applicable = a cal5d> ye> "u       
section #ecjg7;a77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7,b7 ,limitations  7i7  
,subsequ5t bonuses ,any p]son :o        
receives a p]=mance bonus "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 may n receive ano!r p]=mance bonus
 "u t subp>agraph = a p]iod ( #e ye>s   
!reaft]4  7ii7 ,hir+ bonuses ,any p]son 
:o receives a #a-"t hir+ bonus "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 may n receive a p]=mance  
bonus "u subp>agraph 7,a7 unless m ?an  
"o ye> has elaps$ s9ce ! paym5t ( su*   
#a-"t hir+ bonus4  4  7b7 ,table (      
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts ( ! ,atomic  
,en]gy ,act ( #aied is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] ! item relat+ to section #afa;,a ! 
foll[+3  ,sec4 #afa;,b4 ,commission     
work=ce4  4  #c4 ,reports  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #b ye>s        
!reaft]1 ! ,*airman ( ! ,nucle>         
,regulatory ,commission %all submit to !

 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate a report on in=mation relat+ to  
hir+1 vacancies1 & comp5sation at !     
,nucle> ,regulatory ,commission4  7b7   
,inclusions ,ea* report "u subsection   
7a7 %all include-- 7#a7 an analysis (   
any tr5ds ) respect to hir+1 vacancies1 
& comp5sation at ! ,nucle> ,regulatory  
,commission2 &  7#b7 a description ( !  
ef=ts to reta9 & attract employees or   
o!r p]sonnel responsible = conduct+ "w (
 a sci5tific1 te*nical1 eng9e]+1        
ma!matical1 legal1 or o!rwise highly    
specializ$ or skill$ nature at ! ,nucle>
 ,regulatory ,commission4