Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Energy to report on the use of its authority to reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirements for its research, development, demonstration, and commercial application program or activities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to 
                    certain cost-share requirements.

    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 
2022''.

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:
    ``(g) Reporting.--Not later than 120 days after the enactment of 
the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022, 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 subsections (b)(3) or (c)(2).''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.
Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to certain cost-share requirements.
Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022
Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022
Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022
Rep. Obernolte, Jay