Sec. 9. General provisions
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For each grant program established under this Act, the Secretary shall establish a working group to be composed of representatives of each project selected to receive a grant under this Act. The working groups established under paragraph
(1)shall meet not less frequently than once every 180 days. As a condition of receiving a grant under this Act, the recipient shall designate a representative of the relevant project to serve as a member of the working group under this subsection, including by attending each meeting of the working group described under paragraph (2). Not later than 18 months after the date on which a grant is first provided to an eligible entity under a grant program established under this Act, the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a report describing the results of the project, including information on— technical findings from the project, including— cost savings; the cybersecurity implications of implementing the project; customer participation and satisfaction; any customer benefits realized as a result of the program; and environmental performance; an accounting of project costs; and a description of how project findings will be implemented in the future. Not later than 2 years after the date on which the initial grants are provided under each program established under this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a separate report relating to each program, including information such as— the technical findings of the program; the number of projects undertaken; an analysis of costs and benefits of implementing the program; and the total amount of funds distributed under the program, including a breakdown by State and by service territory. The Federal share of the cost of a project that receives a grant under a program established under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project.