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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— 
(A) may— 
(i) recoup the amount of the incorrect 
payment; or 
(ii) withhold the amount of the incor-
rect payment from a payment made to the 
party pursuant to a subsequent request; 
and 
(B) shall, to the extent the Secretary de-
termines the benefit of the rebate was not 
passed through to the homeowner through a 
discount on the price of the retrofit work, order 
the contractor or vendor to pay the amount of 
rebate benefit not previously passed through to 
the homeowner. 
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SEC. 104. GOLD STAR HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Gold Star Home Energy Ret-
rofit Program rebate shall be awarded, subject to sub-
section (b) and the availability of funds pursuant to sec-
tion 109, to homeowners to reimburse the homeowners for 
work provided by participating accredited contractors and 
vendors for retrofits that achieve whole home energy sav-
ings carried out after the date of enactment of this Act 
in accordance with this section. 
(b) ELIGIBLE MEASURES.—Rebates may be provided 
under this section for— 
(1) any measure listed as eligible for Silver Star 
rebates in section 103; and 
(2) any other energy-saving measure, such as 
home energy management systems, high-efficiency 
appliances, highly reflective roofing, awnings, can-
opies, and similar external fenestration attachments, 
automatic boiler water temperature controllers, en-
ergy-efficient wood products, insulated vinyl siding, 
and mechanical air circulation and heat exchangers 
in a passive-solar home— 
(A) that can be demonstrated, when in-
stalled and operated as intended, to improve en-
ergy efficiency; and 
(B) for which an energy efficiency con-
tribution can be determined with confidence. 
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(c) ENERGY SAVINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Reductions in whole home 
energy consumption under this section shall be de-
termined by a comparison of the simulated energy 
consumption of the home before and after the ret-
rofit of the home. 
(2) DOCUMENTATION.—The percent improve-
ment in energy consumption of a home under this 
section shall be documented through— 
(A)(i) the use of a whole home simulation 
software program that has been approved under 
the Weatherization Assistance Program for 
Low-Income Persons established under part A 
of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Pro-
duction Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.); or 
(ii) a equivalent performance test estab-
lished by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator; or 
(B)(i) the use of a whole home simulation 
software program that has been approved under 
RESNET Publication No. 06–001 (or a suc-
cessor publication approved by the Secretary); 
(ii) an equivalent performance test estab-
lished by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator; 
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(iii) a State-certified equivalent rating net-
work, as specified by IRS Notice 2008–35; or 
(iv) a HERS rating system approved or re-
quired by the law of the State in which the 
home is located. 
(3) MONITORING.—The Secretary— 
(A) shall continuously monitor the software 
programs used for determining rebates under 
this section; and 
(B) may disallow the use of software pro-
grams that improperly assess energy savings. 
(4) ASSUMPTIONS
AND
TESTING.—The Sec-
retary may— 
(A) establish simulation software program 
assumptions for carrying out paragraph (2); 
(B) require compliance with software pro-
gram performance tests covering— 
(i) mechanical system performance; 
(ii) duct distribution system efficiency; 
(iii) hot water performance; or 
(iv) other measures; and 
(C) require the simulation of pre-retrofit 
energy usage to be determined by verified pre- 
retrofit energy usage. 
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(5) RECOMMENDED MEASURES.—Software pro-
grams used under this subsection shall have the abil-
ity at a minimum to assess the savings associated 
with all the measures for which rebates are specifi-
cally provided under the Silver Star Home Energy 
Retrofit Program. 
(d) AMOUNT
OF REBATE.—Subject to subsection 
(e)(2), the amount of a rebate provided under this section 
shall be— 
(1) $3,000 for a 20-percent reduction in whole 
home energy consumption; and 
(2) an additional $1,000 for each additional 5- 
percent reduction up to the lower of— 
(A) $8,000; or 
(B) 50 percent of the total retrofit cost. 
(e) VERIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF WORK.— 
(1) REIMBURSEMENT.—On submission of a 
claim by a rebate aggregator to the Federal Rebate 
Processing System, the Secretary shall provide reim-
bursement to the rebate aggregator for energy-effi-
ciency measures installed in a home, subject to para-
graphs (2) and (3). 
(2) VERIFICATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), all work and energy savings projec-
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