Official Summaries

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on the use of its authority to reduce or eliminate the nonfederal cost-sharing requirements for federally-funded projects regarding research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE must submit a report within 120 days of the enactment of this bill and at least quarterly thereafter.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 359 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 359


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2025

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

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to 
        certain cost-share requirements, 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 ``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).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.

            Attest:

                                             KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

                                                                 Clerk.