[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8132 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8132

To adjust the compensation of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
                Administration, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 27, 2026

    Mr. Bentz (for himself, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Amodei of Nevada) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To adjust the compensation of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
                Administration, 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 ``Bonneville Power Leadership 
Recruitment Act''.

SEC. 2. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATOR COMPENSATION.

    (a) Rate of Pay.--Beginning in the first pay period beginning on or 
after the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the annual rate of basic pay--
            (1) for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
        Administration (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Administrator'') shall be set at a level determined by the 
        Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the 
        ``Secretary'') to be comparable to chief executives of 
        consumer-owned utilities in the Western Interconnection; and
            (2) for employees of the Bonneville Power Administration, 
        including members of the Senior Executive Service (as defined 
        in section 2101a of title 5, United States Code), shall be set 
        at a level determined by the Secretary to be comparable to 
        compensation for similar positions at consumer-owned utilities 
        in the Western Interconnection.
    (b) Additional Considerations.--The determination of the Secretary 
with respect to the annual rate of basic pay under subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) be based on an annual survey of the prevailing 
        compensation for similar positions in consumer-owned utilities 
        in the Western Interconnection;
            (2) be consistent with the approved annual general and 
        administrative budget of the Administrator, encourage the 
        widest diversified use of electric power at the lowest possible 
        rates to consumers consistent with sound business principles, 
        and be cognizant of the need for deep experience, strategic 
        vision, intelligence, and accountability;
            (3) with respect to pay for employees of the Bonneville 
        Power Administration, take into account education, experience, 
        level of responsibility, geographic differences, and retention 
        and recruitment needs; and
            (4) provide that the individual total compensation of the 
        Administrator and employees of the Bonneville Power 
        Administration shall be comparable to and competitive with 
        similar positions among consumer-owned utilities in the Western 
        Interconnection.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5316 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``Administrator, Bonneville Power 
Administration, Department of the Interior.''.
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