Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
H.R. 144119th Congress

Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)8 sections · 1 min read
Version: Referred in Senate · Jan 16, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act.

Section 2. Salary disclosure; exception to report elimination

Section 9 of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831h) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by striking a financial statement and all that follows through $1,500 a year and inserting a report of the total number of employees at the management level or above, to include all executives and board members, that shall include the names, salaries, and duties of such employees, that are receiving compensation at or greater than the maximum rate of basic pay for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule;

(2) by striking all that precedes The Board shall and inserting the following:

(3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

(2) Exemption

The information concerning salaries of employees of the Corporation contained in, or filed with, the report described in paragraph (1) is 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 (Public Law 117–263).

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