Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act”.
NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act
A BILL
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide compensation authority for certain career appointees, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Compensation authority for career appointees
by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively;
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
“(d) Compensation authority for career appointees
“(1) In general—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chairman may fix the compensation of a career appointee at an annual rate of basic pay that is not greater than 110 percent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for Senior Executive Service positions within the Commission established under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code.
“(2) Applicability—The authority to fix the compensation of a career appointee under paragraph (1) shall apply regardless of when the career appointee was appointed.
“(3) Effect on certain certification—The exercise of the authority to fix the compensation of a career appointee under paragraph (1) may not affect the certification of any performance appraisal system of the Commission under section 5307(d) of title 5, United States Code.
“(4) Career appointee defined—In this subsection, the term career appointee has the meaning given such term in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code.”
in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (2)(C)—
in clause (ii)—
in each of subclauses (I) and (III), by striking “subsection (g)(1)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection (h)(1)”; and
in each of subclauses (II) and (IV), by striking “subsection (g)(2)” each place it appears and inserting “subsection (h)(2)”;
in clause (iv), by striking “and” at the end;
by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
“(v) the total number of career appointees that have their compensation fixed pursuant to subsection (d); and”
in subsection (i) (as so redesignated)—
in each of paragraphs (1) and (3), by striking “subsections (a) and (b)” each place it appears and inserting “subsections (a), (b), and (d)”;
in paragraph (2), by striking “or both subsections” and inserting “subsection (d), or any combination of those subsections”; and
in paragraph (3)—
by inserting “, or a career appointee,” after “compensation of an employee or other personnel serving in a covered position”; and
by striking “subsection (a) or (b)” and inserting “subsection (a), (b), or (d)”.
Conforming amendment relating to Government Accountability Office report— Section 502(b) of the ADVANCE Act of 2024 is amended by striking “subsections (a), (b), and (c)” each place it appears and inserting “subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d)”.