NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9614 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9614 To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide compensation authority for certain career appointees, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2026 Mr. Menendez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide compensation authority for certain career appointees, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NRC Staff Pay Alignment Act''. SEC. 2. COMPENSATION AUTHORITY FOR CAREER APPOINTEES. (a) In General.--Section 161B of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2201b) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; (2) 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