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This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to establish new reporting requirements for the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding cost-sharing arrangements. Specifically, the bill mandates that the Secretary of Energy must submit a detailed report to key congressional committees (the House Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Appropriations, and the Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations) within 120 days of the bill's enactment, and then quarterly thereafter. These reports must provide transparency about how the DOE uses its existing authority to reduce or eliminate cost-sharing requirements in certain programs. Cost-sharing typically refers to the practice where the government and a private entity (like a research institution or company) split the costs of a project, and this bill aims to increase accountability by requiring regular public disclosure of when and how the DOE modifies these standard cost-sharing arrangements. The bill, known as the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025, is designed to provide greater oversight and transparency in how the Department of Energy manages its collaborative research and development funding.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/all-info