,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbf,mr4   
,m55dez introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,atomic 
,en]gy ,act ( #aied to provide          
comp5sation au?ority = c]ta9 c>e]       
appo9tees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,nrc   
,/aff ,pay ,alignm5t ,act4  #b4         
,comp5sation au?ority = c>e] appo9tees  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #afa;,b ( !       
,atomic ,en]gy ,act ( #aied 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bbja;b7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by  
r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 ?r\gh 7h7 z  
subsections 7e7 ?r\gh 7i71 respectively2
  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 !  
foll[+3  7d7 ,comp5sation au?ority =    
c>e] appo9tees  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+  
any o!r provision ( law1 ! ,*airman may 
fix ! comp5sation ( a c>e] appo9tee at  
an annual rate ( basic pay t is n great]
 ?an #aaj p]c5t ( ! maximum annual rate 
( basic pay = ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice 

positions )9 ! ,commission e/abli%$ "u  
section #echb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#b7 ,applicability ,! au?ority 
to fix ! comp5sation ( a c>e] appo9tee  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply reg>dless ( 
:5 ! c>e] appo9tee 0 appo9t$4  7#c7     
,effect on c]ta9 c]tification ,! ex]cise
 ( ! au?ority to fix ! comp5sation ( a  
c>e] appo9tee "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n    
affect ! c]tification ( any p]=mance    
appraisal sy/em ( ! ,commission "u      
section #ecjg7;d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,c>e] appo9tee def9$
 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m c>e] appo9tee 
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section      
#cacb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  2  7#c7 9 subsection 7g7 7z s   
r$esignat$71 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,c7-- 7,a7
 9 clause 7ii7--  7i7 9 ea* ( subclauses
 7,i7 & 7,,iii71 by /rik+ subsection    
7g77#a7 ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+     
subsection 7h77#a72 &  7ii7 9 ea* (     
subclauses 7,,ii7 & 7,,iv71 by /rik+    
subsection 7g77#b7 ea* place x appe>s & 
ins]t+ subsection 7h77#b72  7,b7 9      

clause 7iv71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,c7 
by r$esignat+ clause 7v7 z clause 7vi72 
&  7,d7 by ins]t+ aft] clause 7iv7 !    
foll[+3  7v7 ! total numb] ( c>e]       
appo9tees t h _! comp5sation fix$       
pursuant to subsection 7d72 &  2 &  7#d7
 9 subsection 7i7 7z s r$esignat$7--    
7,a7 9 ea* ( p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#c71 by  
/rik+ subsections 7a7 & 7b7 ea* place x 
appe>s & ins]t+ subsections 7a71 7b71 & 
7d72  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ or 
bo? subsections & ins]t+ subsection 7d71
 or any comb9ation ( ^? subsections2 &  
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c7--  7i7 by ins]t+ 1 
or a c>e] appo9tee1 aft] comp5sation (  
an employee or o!r p]sonnel s]v+ 9 a    
cov]$ position2 &  7ii7 by /rik+        
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 & ins]t+          
subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7d74  7b7       
,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to ,gov]nm5t     
,acc\ntability ,(fice report ,section   
#ejb7;b7 ( ! ,,advance ,act ( #bjbd is  
am5d$ by /rik+ subsections 7a71 7b71 &  
7c7 ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+         
subsections 7a71 7b71 7c71 & 7d74