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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6552 
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to address insufficient 
compensation of employees and other personnel of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2018 
Mr. OLSON (for himself, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. GONZALEZ 
of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to 
address insufficient compensation of employees and other 
personnel of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Timely Review of In-
frastructure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDRESSING INSUFFICIENT COMPENSATION OF 
EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PERSONNEL OF THE 
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7171) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if the Chairman publicly certifies that compensation for 
a category of employees or other personnel of the Commis-
sion is insufficient to retain or attract employees and other 
personnel to allow the Commission to carry out its func-
tions in a timely, efficient, and effective manner, the 
Chairman may fix the compensation for such category of 
employees or other personnel, without regard to chapter 
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
States Code, or any other civil service law. 
‘‘(2) A certification described in paragraph (1) shall 
apply with respect to a category of employees or other per-
sonnel, specify a maximum reasonable compensation for 
such category of employees or other personnel, and be 
valid for a 5-year period beginning on the date the certifi-
cation is made. Not later than 90 days before the expira-
tion of the certification, the Chairman shall determine 
whether the certification should be renewed for a subse-
quent 5-year period. 
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‘‘(3) Any employee or other personnel whose com-
pensation was fixed by the Chairman in accordance with 
paragraph (1) may, at the discretion of the Chairman, re-
tain the level of compensation so fixed, regardless of 
whether a certification described in paragraph (1) is in 
effect with respect to the compensation of such employee 
or other personnel. 
‘‘(4) The Chairman shall consult with the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management in the implementa-
tion of this subsection, including in the determination of 
compensation with respect to each category of employees 
or other personnel. 
‘‘(5) The Chairman may apply the provisions of this 
subsection with respect to experts and consultants whose 
services are procured by the Chairman in accordance with 
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every two years there-
after for 10 years, the Chairman of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate a report on information relating to hiring, va-
cancies, and compensation at the Federal Energy Regu-
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latory Commission, including any associated trends re-
garding such hiring, vacancies, and compensation. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and apply beginning on the date that is 30 days after 
such date of enactment. 
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