Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act
This proposal requires the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to track and report the names, duties, and pay of all executives, managers, and board members earning at or above the top federal civil service pay scale. At the same time, the bill specifically shields these salary figures from the public. Journalists and citizens would be barred from obtaining the compensation data through Freedom of Information Act requests or through the public database for congressional reports.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- High-earning Tennessee Valley Authority managers and executivesGain privacy protections shielding their salary details from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and public release under the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (Sec. 2(3)).
Who it burdens
- Tennessee Valley AuthorityMust prepare and submit a report detailing the count, names, salaries, and duties of all management-level employees, executives, and board members earning at or above the maximum GS-15 pay rate (Sec. 2(1)).
- High-earning Tennessee Valley Authority managers and executivesHave their names, job duties, and salaries reported to Congress if they earn at or above the maximum GS-15 pay level (Sec. 2(1)).
Who opposes it
- Public records requesters and researchersAre barred from obtaining salary details contained in the TVA executive compensation report through Freedom of Information Act requests or online mandated report databases (Sec. 2(3)).
The provisions, in plain language.
Requires the Tennessee Valley Authority to submit a report detailing the total count, names, salaries, and duties of all executives, board members, and management-level employees who earn at least the maximum pay rate for federal grade GS-15.
Exempts the employee salary details in this report from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and from required online publication under the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act.