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visit not later than 7 days after the date of the 
visit. 
(f) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine whether information submitted to the Federal 
Rebate Processing System with respect to a rebate 
was complete, and on the basis of that information 
and other information available to the Secretary, 
shall determine whether the requirements of this sec-
tion were met in all respects. 
(2) INCORRECT PAYMENT.—On a determination 
of the Secretary under paragraph (1) that a pay-
ment was made incorrectly to a party, or that suffi-
cient information was not submitted to the Federal 
Rebate Processing System to enable such determina-
tion, the Secretary may— 
(A) recoup the amount of the incorrect 
payment; or 
(B) withhold the amount of the incorrect 
payment from a payment made to the party 
pursuant to a subsequent request. 
(g) ACCREDITATION SCHOLARSHIPS.—The Secretary 
may provide up to 0.3 percent of the funding available 
for carrying out this section for need-based scholarships 
to individuals to enable them to qualify as accredited con-
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tractors. In providing such scholarships, the Secretary 
shall factor in the number of accredited contractors in the 
State and their proportion to the State’s population. 
(h) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, en-
ergy savings measures shall not include the installation or 
replacement of pool heaters. 
SEC. 105. QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
(a) QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—States that elect to carry 
out a quality assurance program pursuant to sub-
section (b) shall plan, develop, and implement a 
quality assurance framework. The Secretary shall 
promptly solicit the submission of model State qual-
ity assurance framework plans consistent with the 
requirements of this section and, not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
approve one or more such model plans that incor-
porate nationally consistent high standards for op-
tional use by States. Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each State elect-
ing to develop a quality assurance framework shall 
submit its plan to the Secretary, who shall then ap-
prove or reject such plan within 30 days, providing 
a detailed statement of deficiencies if the plan is re-
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jected. If a State’s plan is rejected, that State may 
resubmit its plan within 30 days. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—A State shall— 
(A) develop a quality assurance framework 
in consultation with industry stakeholders, in-
cluding representatives of efficiency program 
managers, contractors, community and work-
force organizations, and environmental, energy 
efficiency, and labor organizations; and 
(B) implement the quality assurance 
framework not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) 
COMPONENTS.—The 
quality 
assurance 
framework established under this subsection shall in-
clude— 
(A) minimum standards for accredited con-
tractors, including— 
(i) compliance with applicable Fed-
eral, State, and local laws; 
(ii) use of a certified workforce; 
(iii) maintenance of records needed to 
verify compliance; and 
(iv) use of independent contractors 
only when appropriately classified as such 
pursuant to Revenue ruling 87–41 and sec-
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