the State under this section that are attributable to 
those State responsibilities. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If an Indian tribe acts 
in place of a State for purposes of carrying out 
the responsibilities of the State under this Act 
with respect to its tribal lands pursuant to sec-
tion 3(h), the Secretary shall transfer to that 
Indian tribe, instead of the State, the propor-
tionate share of funds otherwise transferrable 
to the State under this section. 
(B) PROPORTIONATE
SHARE.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (A), the proportionate 
share shall be calculated on the basis of the 
percentage of the population of the State that 
resides within the tribal lands. 
(c) QUALITY ASSURANCE COSTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amount provided 
under subsection (a), not more than 5 percent are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to be 
used as provided in paragraph (2), in accordance 
with information provided by the State offices or en-
tities described in subsection (b)(3)(B) with respect 
to services provided by quality assurance providers. 
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(2) DISTRIBUTION
TO
QUALITY
ASSURANCE 
PROVIDERS
OR
REBATE
AGGREGATORS.—The Sec-
retary shall use funds provided under this subsection 
to compensate quality assurance providers and re-
bate aggregators for services provided under this 
Act. 
(3) COMPENSATION.—The amount of com-
pensation provided under this subsection shall be— 
(A)(i) in the case of the Silver Star Home 
Energy Retrofit Program— 
(I) not more than $25 to rebate 
aggregators per rebate review and proc-
essing under the program; and 
(II) $150 to quality assurance pro-
viders for each field inspection conducted 
under the program; and 
(ii) in the case of the Gold Star Home En-
ergy Retrofit Program— 
(I) not more than $35 to rebate 
aggregators for each rebate review and 
processing under the program; and 
(II) $300 to quality assurance pro-
viders for each field inspection conducted 
under the program; or 
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(B) such other amounts as the Secretary 
considers necessary to carry out the quality as-
surance provisions of this Act to optimize the 
overall energy efficiency resulting from the Sil-
ver Star Home Energy Retrofit Program and 
the Gold Star Home Energy Retrofit Program. 
(d) TRACKING OF REBATES AND EXPENDITURES.— 
Of the amount provided under subsection (a), not more 
than 2.5 percent are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to be used for costs associated with tracking re-
bates and expenditures through the Federal Rebate Proc-
essing System under this Act, and related administrative 
costs incurred by the Secretary. 
(e) PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COORDINATION.—Of 
the amount provided under subsection (a), not more than 
0.2 percent are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator to be used for costs associated with public edu-
cation and coordination with the Federal Energy Star pro-
gram. 
(f) SILVER STAR HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amount provided 
under subsection (a), after subtracting the amounts 
authorized in subsections (b), (d), and (e) of this 
section, two-thirds of the remainder are authorized 
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