Reporting and transparency

(a) Report to Congress (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, shall submit to Congress a report that describes— (A) amounts collected for, deposited in, and disbursed from the Ratepayer Justice Fund; (B) the number of eligible ratepayers who have claimed a direct relief payment pursuant to section 5 and the average amount (per misconduct event) of such direct relief payment; (C) information relating to Ratepayer Community Restoration Grants awarded pursuant to section 7, including identification of the recipient, amount, and purpose of each such Ratepayer Community Restoration Grant; (D) any unresolved claims by eligible ratepayers for direct relief payments pursuant to section 5, collection of amounts under section 4, and enforcement actions relating to such claims or collection; and (E) the status of interagency and intergovernmental consultations undertaken in the preceding year to implement this Act, including with respect to the Working Group. (2) Submission of report to mandated reports repository The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the reports online portal established under the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Energy, in connection with the information required by subsection (b), the report required under subsection (a). (b) Database (1) In general The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall create and maintain a fully searchable internet database that discloses at no charge to the public and contains information sufficient to allow the public to understand— (A) each assessment and collection carried out under section 4 and, if applicable, through enforcement actions taken pursuant to section 9; and (B) Ratepayer Community Restoration Grants awarded pursuant to section 7, including information on the amounts, recipients, and purposes or uses of such Ratepayer Community Restoration Grants. (2) Maintenance In maintaining the database under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that such database is updated on the date on which an assessment or collection under section 4 is carried out, an enforcement action is taken pursuant to section 9, and a Ratepayer Community Restoration Grant is awarded pursuant to section 7. (c) Privacy Individual ratepayer information shall remain confidential and not be disclosed by the Secretary of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, or any other Federal official involved in the implementation of this Act, except as is necessary for administration of the Ratepayer Justice Fund established by section 3 and consultations to verify or audit claims for direct relief payments under section 5, or to issue direct relief payments to eligible ratepayers who are not required to file an annual Federal tax return under section 5.