line (as defined in section 673(2) of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
U.S.C. 9902(2), including any revision re-
quired by that section) by participating 
contractors; 
(E) a plan to link workforce training for 
energy efficiency retrofits with training for the 
broader range of skills and occupations in con-
struction or emerging clean energy industries; 
and 
(F) 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 has not taken the steps required 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide to 
the State a period of at least 90 days to comply be-
fore suspending the participation of the State in the 
Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program. 
(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 
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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 Act, 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 
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national quality assurance program manager se-
lected by the Secretary. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—A State that receives a 
grant under this Act may implement a quality assur-
ance program through the State or an independent 
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. 
SEC. 8. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives a report on this Act. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
(1) the energy savings produced as a result of 
this Act; 
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(2) the direct and indirect employment created 
as a result of the programs supported under this 
Act; 
(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 Act 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 Act; and 
(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-
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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. 
SEC. 9. TREATMENT OF REBATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, rebates received under this Act— 
(1) shall not be considered taxable income to a 
homeowner; and 
(2) shall reduce any credit allowed under sec-
tion 25C or 25D of that Code for eligible work per-
formed in the home of the homeowner by the 
amount of any rebate provided under this Act for 
the eligible work. 
(b) NOTICE.—A participating contractor shall pro-
vide notice to a homeowner of the provisions of subsection 
(a) before eligible work is performed in the home of the 
homeowner. 
SEC. 10. PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
States and the Secretary, shall develop and implement a 
public education campaign that describes— 
(1) the benefits of home energy retrofits; and 
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