[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9537 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9537

    To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require 
reporting regarding clean energy demonstration projects, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2022

 Mr. Carey (for himself and Mr. Lucas) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require 
reporting regarding clean energy demonstration projects, 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 ``Clean Energy Demonstration 
Transparency Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

     Subsection (h) of section 41201 of the Infrastructure Investments 
and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18861) is amended by adding at the end 
following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Further reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than six months after 
                the date of the enactment of this paragraph and at 
                least semiannually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
                submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
                Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
                House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
                and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
                Appropriations of the Senate a report that contains, 
                for the period covered by each such report, for each 
                covered project or other demonstration project 
                administered or supported by the program, the 
                following:
                            ``(i) A copy of any initial contracts or 
                        financial assistance agreements executed 
                        between the Department and an award recipient, 
                        including any related documentation, as the 
                        Secretary determines appropriate.
                            ``(ii) A list of any material, technical, 
                        or financial milestones that have or have not 
                        been met.
                            ``(iii) Any material modifications to the 
                        scope, schedule, funding profile (including 
                        cost-share requirements), project partners or 
                        participating entities, or budget of the 
                        project.
                    ``(B) Streamlining.--To the extent practicable, the 
                Secretary may synchronize the reports required under 
                subparagraph (A) with other required reports, such as 
                those required under--
                            ``(i) paragraph (1); and
                            ``(ii) section 9005(e) of the Energy Act of 
                        2020 (42 U.S.C. 7256c(e); enacted as division Z 
                        of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
                        2021).''.
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