118 HR 342 IH: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-01-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 342IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 12, 2023Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Mr. Foster) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to certain cost-share requirements, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2023.

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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)..