S. 1354

117 S1354 IS: Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-04-08
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1354  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 8, 2025   Mrs. Blackburn  (for herself and  Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to provide that the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 does not apply to certain reports required to be submitted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act  .
2.
Salary disclosure; exception to report elimination
(a)
In general
Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831h ) is amended—
(1)
by striking the section designation and all that follows through  (a) The Board  in subsection (a) and inserting the following:
9.
Financial reporting
(a)
Report on compensation
(1)
In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Board
 ;
(2)
in subsection (a)—
(A)
in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking  a financial statement  in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of the second sentence and inserting  a report describing the total number of employees of the Corporation at the management level or above (including all executives and Board members), including the name, salary, and duties of each such employee, that are receiving compensation equal to, or greater than, the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule. ; and
(B)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Exemption
Any information relating to salaries of employees of the Corporation contained in, or filed with, a report under paragraph (1) shall be exempt from—
(A)
disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code; and
(B)
the requirements of the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (44 U.S.C. prec. 4101 note;  Public Law 117–263 ).
 ;
(3)
in subsection (b), by striking  (b) All  and inserting the following:
(b)
Bids
All
 ;
(4)
in subsection (c)—
(A)
in the first sentence—
(i)
by striking  he shall  and inserting  the Comptroller General shall ; and
(ii)
by striking  of his selection  and inserting  selected by the Comptroller General ;
(B)
in the second sentence, by striking  connection he and his representatives  and inserting  an audit, the Comptroller General (and any representative of the Comptroller General) ;
(C)
in the third sentence—
(i)
by striking  He shall  and inserting  The Comptroller General shall ; and
(ii)
in the proviso—
(I)
by striking  General Accounting Office  and inserting  Government Accountability Office ; and
(II)
by striking  his report  and inserting  the report ;
(D)
in the fourth sentence, by striking  General Accounting Office  and inserting  Government Accountability Office ; and
(E)
in the fifth sentence—
(i)
by striking  section 236, Revised Statutes, as amended by section 305 of the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 (42 Stat. 24)  and inserting  sections 3526(a) and 3702(a) of title 31, United States Code ; and
(ii)
in the proviso—
(I)
by striking  the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended  and inserting  this Act ;
(II)
by striking  it may deem  and inserting  the Corporation determines to be ;
(III)
by striking  General Accounting Office  and inserting  Government Accountability Office ; and
(IV)
by striking  said Act  and inserting  this Act ; and
(5)
in subsection (d), by striking  the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended  and inserting  this Act .
(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 14 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831m ) is amended, in the last sentence, by striking  and in addition to the statement of the cost of power  and all that follows through  for the sale of power .