Referred in Senate — H.R. 359

IIB

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 359

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

AN ACT

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to certain cost-share requirements, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025.

Sec. 2. Reporting requirements

Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(g) Reporting
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and at least quarterly thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and shall make publicly available, a report on the use by the Department during the period covered by the report of the authority to reduce or eliminate cost-sharing requirements provided by subsection (b)(3) or (c)(2).