and worker certification programs at commu-
nity colleges; 
(G) quarterly reports to the Secretary on 
the progress of implementation of the quality 
assurance framework and its success in meeting 
its targets and plans; and 
(H) maintenance of a list of qualified qual-
ity assurance providers and minimum standards 
for such quality assurance providers. 
(4) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State that has elected to implement a 
quality assurance program, but has failed to plan, 
develop, or implement a quality assurance frame-
work in accordance with this section, the Secretary 
shall suspend further grants for State administra-
tion pursuant to section 109(b)(1). 
(b) QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may carry out a 
quality assurance program— 
(A) as part of a State energy conservation 
plan established under part D of title III of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6321 et seq.); 
(B) to be managed by the office or the des-
ignee of the office—
(i) that is responsible for the develop-
ment of the plan under section 362 of that 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6322); and 
(ii) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that is conducting an existing en-
ergy efficiency program; and 
(C) in the case of a grant made to an In-
dian tribe, to be managed by an entity des-
ignated by the Indian tribe to carry out a qual-
ity assurance program or a national quality as-
surance program manager. 
(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a State has not provided or cannot pro-
vide adequate oversight over a quality assurance pro-
gram to ensure compliance with this title, the Sec-
retary may— 
(A) withhold further quality assurance 
funds from the State; and 
(B) require that quality assurance pro-
viders operating in the State be overseen by a 
national quality assurance program manager se-
lected by the Secretary. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—A State that receives a 
grant under this title may implement a quality as-
surance program through the State or an inde-
pendent quality assurance provider designated by 
the State, including— 
(A) an energy service company; 
(B) an electric utility; 
(C) a natural gas utility; 
(D) an independent administrator des-
ignated by the State; or 
(E) a unit of local government. 
(4) APPEALS AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROC-
ESS.—A quality assurance program established 
under this subsection shall include an expedited and 
final appeals and dispute resolution process. 
SEC. 106. REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a report on this title— 
(1) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) not later than the earlier of— 
(A) 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act; or 
(B) December 31, 2012. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include a descrip-
tion of—
(1) the energy savings produced as a result of 
this title; 
(2) the direct and indirect employment created 
as a result of the programs supported under this 
title; 
(3) the specific entities implementing the en-
ergy efficiency programs; 
(4) the beneficiaries who received the efficiency 
improvements; 
(5) the manner in which funds provided under 
this title were used; 
(6) the sources (such as mortgage lenders, util-
ity companies, and local governments) and types of 
financing used by the beneficiaries to finance the 
retrofit expenses that were not covered by rebates 
provided under this title; 
(7) the results of verification requirements; and 
(8) any other information the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) REQUIRED INFORMATION.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Rebate aggregators and 
States participating in the Home Star Retrofit Re-
bate Program shall provide to the Secretary such in-
formation as the Secretary requires to prepare the 
report required under this section.
(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a rebate aggregator or State has not pro-
vided the information required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall provide to the rebate aggregator 
or State a period of at least 90 days to provide the 
necessary information, subject to withholding of 
funds or reduction of future grant amounts. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of a study of— 
(1) how much money can reasonably be esti-
mated to be saved by American consumers as a re-
sult of the energy efficiency measures undertaken 
pursuant to this title; 
(2) how much energy can reasonably be esti-
mated to be saved as a result of the energy effi-
ciency measures undertaken pursuant to this title; 
and 
(3) whether the savings from the energy effi-
ciency measures undertaken pursuant to this title 
are greater than the cost of the implementation of 
this title.
SEC. 107. HEATING AND COOLING EFFICIENCY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a study not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
(1) the efficiency through the life-cycle of air 
conditioning and heat pump products eligible under 
section 103; and 
(2) a comparison of the efficiency through the 
life-cycle of air conditioning and heat pump products 
eligible under section 103 to the efficiency through 
the life-cycle of air conditioning and heat pump 
products not eligible under section 103. 
SEC. 108. PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
(1) assess and compromise a civil penalty 
against a person who violates this title (or any regu-
lation issued under this title); and 
(2) require from any entity the records and in-
spections necessary to enforce this title. 
(b) CIVIL PENALTY.—A civil penalty assessed under 
subsection (a) shall be in an amount not greater than the 
higher of—