(A) to ensure that multifamily building en-
ergy efficiency retrofits are achieving the stated 
level of energy savings, that efficiency measures 
were installed correctly, and that work is per-
formed in accordance with procedures developed 
by the Secretary, including through quality-con-
trol inspections for a portion of multifamily 
building energy efficiency retrofits completed by 
each applicable contractor; and 
(B) under which a quality-control inspec-
tion of a multifamily building energy efficiency 
retrofit is performed by a quality assurance 
provider who— 
(i) is independent of the contractor 
for such retrofit; and 
(ii) will confirm that such contractor 
is a contractor who meets the minimum re-
quirements described in paragraph (2); 
(5) that, if the State program will provide 
measured performance multifamily building rebates, 
the State program— 
(A) only provide such a measured perform-
ance multifamily building rebate with respect to 
a multifamily building energy efficiency retrofit 
after collecting at least 13 months of data on 
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multifamily building energy usage after comple-
tion of such retrofit; 
(B) establish and utilize, in accordance 
with guidance issued by the Secretary, a max-
imum fractional savings uncertainty for any 
portfolio of multifamily building energy effi-
ciency retrofits; and 
(C) publicly report annual aggregated re-
ductions in multifamily building energy use for 
homes for which measured performance multi-
family building rebates are provided; 
(6) that the State program include require-
ments for a multifamily building owner, contractor, 
or aggregator to claim a rebate, including that the 
building owner, contractor, or aggregator submit to 
the State any applicable forms approved by the Sec-
retary, including a copy of the certificate provided 
by the applicable contractor certifying projected or 
measured reduction of multifamily building energy 
use; 
(7) that the State program include procedures 
for a multifamily building owner to transfer the 
right to claim a rebate to the contractor performing 
the applicable multifamily building energy efficiency 
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retrofit or to an aggregator, if the State program 
will utilize aggregators; 
(8) that if the State program will utilize 
aggregators to facilitate delivery of rebates to multi-
family building owners or contractors, that the State 
program include requirements for an entity to be eli-
gible to serve as an aggregator; 
(9) that the State program provide that a mul-
tifamily building owner or contractor may claim 
more than one rebate under the State program, pro-
vided that no 2 rebates may be provided with respect 
to a multifamily building using the same baseline en-
ergy use of such multifamily building; and 
(10) that the State program include a proce-
dure for providing, with respect to each multifamily 
building located in an underserved community that 
receives a multifamily building energy efficiency ret-
rofit for which a rebate is provided under the pro-
gram, the contractor performing such multifamily 
building energy efficiency retrofit, or an aggregator 
who has the right to claim such rebate, $50 per 
dwelling unit in the multifamily building. 
(d) MODELED PERFORMANCE MULTIFAMILY BUILD-
ING REBATES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a State pro-
gram under this section, a State may provide a 
building owner or contractor a rebate, to be known 
as a modeled performance multifamily building re-
bate, for an energy audit of a multifamily building 
and a multifamily building energy efficiency retrofit 
that is projected, using modeling software approved 
by the Secretary, to reduce whole building energy 
use by at least 20 percent. 
(2) AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
section 206 and subject to subparagraph (B), 
the amount of a modeled performance multi-
family building rebate provided under a State 
program shall be equal to not more than 50 
percent of the cost of the applicable energy 
audit of a multifamily building and multifamily 
building energy efficiency retrofit, including the 
cost of diagnostic procedures, labor, reporting, 
and modeling. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in 
section 206, with respect to an energy audit 
and multifamily building energy efficiency ret-
rofit that is projected to reduce multifamily 
building energy use by— 
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(i) at least 20 percent, but less than 
35 percent, the maximum amount of a 
modeled performance multifamily building 
rebate shall be $2,000 per dwelling unit in 
the multifamily building, up to a maximum 
of $200,000 per multifamily building or 
per complex, if such complex consists of 
multiple adjacent multifamily buildings 
owned by the same entity; and 
(ii) at least 35 percent, the maximum 
amount of a modeled performance multi-
family building rebate shall be $4,000 per 
dwelling unit in the multifamily building, 
up to a maximum of $400,000 per multi-
family building or per complex, if such 
complex consists of multiple adjacent mul-
tifamily buildings owned by the same enti-
ty. 
(e) 
MEASURED
PERFORMANCE
MULTIFAMILY 
BUILDING REBATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) MINIMUM
REDUCTION
IN
MULTI-
FAMILY BUILDING ENERGY USE.—In carrying 
out a State program under this section, a State 
may provide a building owner, contractor, or 
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aggregator a rebate, to be known as a measured 
performance multifamily building rebate, for a 
multifamily building energy efficiency retrofit, 
or portfolio of multifamily energy efficiency ret-
rofits, where— 
(i) for a multifamily building energy 
efficiency retrofit that is not part of a 
portfolio, there is reduction in multifamily 
building energy use of at least 15 percent; 
and 
(ii) for multifamily building energy ef-
ficiency retrofits that are part of a port-
folio, there is an aggregate reduction in 
multifamily building energy use of at least 
15 percent. 
(B) MEASURED
REDUCTION.—For pur-
poses of a measured performance multifamily 
building rebate, reductions in multifamily build-
ing energy use shall be measured— 
(i) at the meter; 
(ii) in terms of reductions in kilowatt 
hour, or kilowatt hour-equivalent, use; and 
(iii) using methods and procedures ap-
proved by the Secretary. 
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(2) AMOUNT.—Except as provided in section 
206— 
(A) in the case of a multifamily building 
energy efficiency retrofit— 
(i) that is not part of a portfolio, the 
amount of a measured performance multi-
family building rebate provided under a 
State program shall be not more than 50 
percent of the direct costs of the multi-
family building energy efficiency retrofit to 
the owner; and 
(ii) that is part of a portfolio, the ag-
gregated amount for measured perform-
ance multifamily building rebates provided 
for such portfolio under a State program 
shall be not more than 50 percent of the 
aggregated direct costs of the multifamily 
building energy efficiency retrofits that are 
part of the portfolio; 
(B) the amount of a measured perform-
ance multifamily building rebate provided under 
a State program shall be determined— 
(i) in the case of a multifamily build-
ing energy efficiency retrofit that is not 
part of a portfolio, based on the amount 
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that energy use for the multifamily build-
ing is reduced, provided such reduction is 
at least 15 percent; and 
(ii) in the case of a multifamily build-
ing energy efficiency retrofit that is part of 
a portfolio, based on the amount that en-
ergy use for the multifamily building is re-
duced, regardless of whether such reduc-
tion is at least 15 percent; and 
(C) the amount of a measured performance 
multifamily building rebate provided under a 
State program shall be determined using a pay-
ment rate per kilowatt hour or kilowatt hour- 
equivalent of reduction in multifamily building 
energy use that is— 
(i) established by the State energy of-
fice and approved by the Secretary; and 
(ii) not more than a payment rate 
that would equal, for a 20 percent reduc-
tion in average multifamily building energy 
use, based on State energy data, a rebate 
of not more than $2,000 per dwelling unit 
in the multifamily building. 
(f) OVERSIGHT.—If the Secretary determines that a 
State is not implementing a State program that was ap-
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proved pursuant to subsection (b) and that meets the min-
imum criteria under subsection (c), the Secretary may, 
after providing the State a period of at least 90 days to 
meet such criteria, withhold grant funds under this section 
from the State. 
(g) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—A State may use 
up to 10 percent of a grant received under this section 
for the costs of administering a State program approved 
pursuant to subsection (b) and that meets the minimum 
criteria under subsection (c). 
(h) CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS.—The minimum 
requirements described in subsection (c)(2) for contractors 
shall include a requirement that a contractor certify that 
all laborers and mechanics employed by the contractor or 
subcontractor thereof in the performance of construction, 
alteration, or repair work for which a rebate is provided 
under a State program under this section shall be paid 
wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar 
construction in the locality as determined by the Secretary 
of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 
of title 40, United States Code. With respect to the labor 
standards in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall 
have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 
App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. 
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SEC. 206. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MODERATE INCOME 
HOUSEHOLDS 
AND 
MULTIFAMILY 
BUILD-
INGS. 
(a) CERTIFICATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 
procedures for certifying as moderate income for purposes 
of this section— 
(1) the household of a homeowner; or 
(2) a multifamily building. 
(b) PERCENTAGES.—Subject to subsection (c), for 
households of homeowners and multifamily buildings that 
are certified pursuant to the procedures established under 
subsection (a) as moderate income the— 
(1) amount of a partial system rebate under 
section 202 shall not exceed 60 percent of the appli-
cable purchase and installation and replacement 
costs described in section 202(b)(1); and 
(2) amount of— 
(A) a modeled performance home rebate 
provided under section 203 shall be not more 
than 80 percent of the applicable costs de-
scribed in section 203(d)(2)(A); 
(B) a modeled performance multifamily 
building rebate provided under section 205 shall 
be not more than 80 percent of the applicable 
costs described in section 205(d)(2)(A); 
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(C) a measured performance home rebate 
provided under section 203 shall be not more 
than 80 percent of the applicable costs de-
scribed in section 203(e)(2)(A); and 
(D) a measured performance multifamily 
building rebate provided under section 205 shall 
be not more than 80 percent of the applicable 
costs described in section 205(e)(2)(A). 
(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.— 
(1) PARTIAL
SYSTEM
REBATES.—For house-
holds of homeowners that are certified pursuant to 
the procedures established under subsection (a) as 
moderate income, the maximum amount of a partial 
system rebate— 
(A) under section 202(a)(1) for the pur-
chase and installation of insulation and air seal-
ing within a home of the homeowner shall be 
$1,600; 
(B) except as provided in subparagraph 
(C), under section 202(a)(2) for the purchase 
and installation of insulation and air sealing 
within a home of the homeowner and replace-
ment of an HVAC system, the heating compo-
nent of an HVAC system, or the cooling compo-
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nent of an HVAC system, of such home, shall 
be $3,000; and 
(C) under section 202(a)(2)(B) for the 
purchase and installation of insulation and air 
sealing within a home of the homeowner and re-
placement of the heating component of an 
HVAC system of such home, where the heating 
component installed is an air source or ground 
source heat pump, shall be $5,000. 
(2) MODELED PERFORMANCE HOME REBATE.— 
For households of homeowners that are certified 
pursuant to the procedures established under sub-
section (a) as moderate income, the maximum 
amount of a modeled performance home rebate 
under section 203 for an energy audit and home en-
ergy efficiency retrofit that is projected to reduce 
home energy use as described in— 
(A) 
section 
203(d)(2)(B)(i) 
shall 
be 
$4,000; and 
(B) 
section 
203(d)(2)(B)(ii) 
shall 
be 
$8,000. 
(3) MODELED
PERFORMANCE
MULTIFAMILY 
BUILDING REBATE.—For multifamily buildings that 
are certified pursuant to the procedures established 
under subsection (a) as moderate income, the max-
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imum amount of a modeled performance multifamily 
building rebate under section 205 for an energy 
audit and multifamily building energy efficiency ret-
rofit that is projected to reduce building energy as 
described in— 
(A) section 205(d)(2)(B)(i) shall be $4,000 
per dwelling unit in the multifamily building, up 
to a maximum of $400,000 per multifamily 
building or per complex, if such complex con-
sists of multiple adjacent multifamily buildings 
owned by the same entity; and 
(B) 
section 
205(d)(2)(B)(ii) 
shall 
be 
$8,000 per dwelling unit in the multifamily 
building, up to a maximum of $800,000 per 
multifamily building or per complex, if such 
complex consists of multiple adjacent multi-
family buildings owned by the same entity. 
(4) MEASURED
PERFORMANCE
HOME
RE-
BATE.—For households of homeowners that are cer-
tified pursuant to the procedures established under 
subsection (a) as moderate income, the maximum 
amount of a measured performance home rebate 
under section 203 for a home energy efficiency ret-
rofit shall be determined using a payment rate per 
kilowatt hour or kilowatt hour-equivalent of reduc-
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tion in home energy use that is equal to twice the 
payment rate described in section 203(e)(2). 
(5) MEASURED
PERFORMANCE
MULTIFAMILY 
BUILDING.—For multifamily buildings that are cer-
tified pursuant to the procedures established under 
subsection (a) as moderate income, the maximum 
amount of a measured performance multifamily 
building rebate under section 205 for a multifamily 
building energy efficiency retrofit shall be deter-
mined using a payment rate per kilowatt hour or kil-
owatt hour-equivalent of reduction in multifamily 
building energy use that is equal to twice the pay-
ment rate described in section 205(e)(2). 
(d) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall establish proce-
dures to— 
(1) provide information to households of home-
owners, and households in multifamily buildings, 
that are certified pursuant to the procedures estab-
lished under subsection (a) as moderate income re-
garding other programs and resources relating to as-
sistance for energy efficiency upgrades of homes and 
dwelling units of multifamily buildings, including the 
weatherization 
assistance 
program 
implemented 
under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.); and 
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(2) refer such households, as applicable, to such 
other programs and resources. 
(e) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
MULTIFAMILY
BUILD-
INGS.— 
(1) ALL MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.—A rebate 
may not be made in accordance with this section 
with respect to a multifamily building unless the 
owner of the building demonstrates to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary that, at the time the rebate is 
made, not less than 2⁄3 of all dwelling units in such 
multifamily building— 
(A) are occupied by households having in-
comes not exceeding 80 percent of median in-
come for the area in which the multifamily 
building is located; and 
(B) have monthly rental prices that are 
equal to, or less than, an amount that is equal 
to 30 percent of the monthly household income 
of a household having an income at 80 percent 
of median household income for the area in 
which the multifamily building is located. 
(2) ASSISTED MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.—A re-
bate may not be made in accordance with this sec-
tion with respect to a multifamily building for which 
Federal rental assistance is provided unless the 
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owner of such multifamily building demonstrates to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary that the remaining 
term of the affordability agreement for such building 
relating to such assistance is 5 years or longer. 
(3) UNASSISTED MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS.— 
(A) 
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
RENT
IN-
CREASES.— 
(i) LIMITATION.—A rebate may not 
be made in accordance with this section 
with respect to a multifamily building for 
which, during the 5-year period beginning 
on the date of issuance of such a rebate, 
no Federal rental assistance is provided, 
unless the owner of such multifamily build-
ing enters into such binding commitments 
as the Secretary shall require to ensure 
that any rent increase for any dwelling 
unit in the multifamily building made after 
the completion of any energy efficiency ret-
rofit for which such rebate is made shall 
not exceed the amount of the existing rent 
as increased in accordance with any per-
centage increase in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) 
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for the applicable period, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(ii) EXEMPTION.—A rent increase for 
dwelling units subject to the limitation 
under clause (i) may exceed the amount 
provided under such clause if the owner of 
the multifamily building in which such 
dwelling units are located requests such ex-
emption and provides to the applicable 
State documentation demonstrating actual, 
documented increases in specific operating 
expenses, which may include property taxes 
and maintenance costs, that meet such re-
quirements as the Secretary shall establish. 
(B) EVICTION
PROTECTIONS.—A rebate 
may not be provided in accordance with this 
section with respect to a multifamily building 
for which no Federal rental assistance is pro-
vided unless the owner of such multifamily 
building enters into such binding commitments 
as the Secretary shall require to ensure that, 
during a period prescribed by the Secretary, 
any moderate income household residing in a 
dwelling unit in the multifamily building may 
not be evicted, have their lease terminated, or 
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fail to have their lease renewed for any reason 
other than breach of the lease or good cause, as 
defined by the jurisdiction in which the multi-
family building is located. 
(C) REGULATORY
AGREEMENTS; SALE.— 
Any requirement under this paragraph or bind-
ing commitment required under this paragraph 
with respect to a multifamily building shall be 
set forth in a regulatory agreement entered into 
by the owner of the multifamily building and 
the State administering the rebate program 
under this title. Such regulatory agreement 
shall contain appropriate subordination provi-
sions that allow for reasonable purchaser fi-
nancing, shall be recorded, and shall apply not-
withstanding any change in ownership of the 
building. 
(D) TENANT NOTIFICATION.—To provide 
rebates with respect to multifamily buildings in 
accordance with this section, a State shall de-
velop and carry out a specific and verifiable 
mechanism for providing tenants of multifamily 
buildings for which such rebates are provided 
with written notice of their rights and their 
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landlord’s obligations pursuant to this para-
graph. 
(E) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(i) PARTNERING WITH HFAS.—States 
receiving grants to carry out rebate pro-
grams under this title are encouraged to 
partner with housing finance agencies to 
monitor compliance with and enforce the 
requirements under this paragraph, includ-
ing developing and providing to owners of 
multifamily buildings with respect to which 
rebates are provided a standard regulatory 
agreement and lease addendum that sets 
forth the restrictions and requirements 
under this paragraph. 
(ii) 
PENALTIES
FOR
NONCOMPLI-
ANCE.—To provide rebates with respect to 
multifamily buildings in accordance with 
this section, a State shall— 
(I) establish and carry out a 
compliance procedure for the require-
ments of this paragraph that provides 
specific response and resolution dead-
lines and utilizes standard and trans-
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parent criteria to resolve alleged viola-
tions; 
(II) establish penalties that are 
sufficient, in the determination of 
such State, to deter violations of the 
requirements of this paragraph and 
the agreements entered into pursuant 
to this paragraph; and 
(III) provide that tenants of mul-
tifamily buildings may bring an civil 
action to enforce the lease require-
ments under this paragraph and pur-
sue restitution for violations of the ap-
plicable regulatory agreement, and 
provide that in such an action such 
tenants may recover damages and at-
torney’s fees. 
(4) FEDERAL RENTAL ASSISTANCE DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘Federal rental assist-
ance’’ means, with respect to a multifamily building, 
project-based assistance provided to the owner of the 
multifamily building pursuant to— 
(A) section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 (12 U.S.C. 17012); 
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(B) section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
8013); 
(C) section 8 of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); or 
(D) section 538 of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490). 
SEC. 207. COORDINATION OF REBATE AND EXISTING 
STATE-SPONSORED OR UTILITY-SPONSORED 
PROGRAMS. 
A State that receives a grant under this title is en-
couraged to work with State agencies, electric utilities, gas 
utilities, nonprofits, and other entities— 
(1) to assist in marketing the availability of the 
rebates under the applicable State program; 
(2) to coordinate with utility or State managed 
financing programs; 
(3) to assist in implementation of the applicable 
State program, including installation of energy effi-
ciency retrofits; and 
(4) to coordinate with existing quality assur-
ance programs. 
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SEC. 208. CONSUMER ACCESS TO ELECTRIC ENERGY AND 
NATURAL GAS INFORMATION. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE ENERGY PLANS.—Sec-
tion 362(d) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6322(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (18); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (16) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(17) programs— 
‘‘(A) to enhance consumer access to and 
understanding of electric energy and natural 
gas usage and cost information, including con-
sumers’ own residential and commercial retail 
electric energy information (as defined in sec-
tion 2 of the HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021) 
and retail natural gas information (as defined 
in section 2 of the HOPE for HOMES Act of 
2021); and 
‘‘(B) to facilitate the development and 
adoption of innovative products and services to 
assist consumers in managing energy consump-
tion and expenditures; and’’. 
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(b) GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRIC CONSUMER AND GAS 
CONSUMER ACCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and subject 
to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall issue guidelines 
that establish model data sharing standards and 
policies for States to provide electric consumers and 
gas consumers, and third-party designees of such 
electric consumers and gas consumers, with access 
to retail electric energy information and retail nat-
ural gas information. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—Before issuing the guide-
lines under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with— 
(i) State and local regulatory authori-
ties; 
(ii) other appropriate Federal agen-
cies, including the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology; 
(iii) consumer and privacy advocacy 
groups; 
(iv) electric utilities and gas utilities; 
(v) the National Association of State 
Energy Officials; and 
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(vi) other appropriate entities, includ-
ing groups representing public utility com-
missions, commercial and residential build-
ing owners, residential contractors, and 
groups that represent demand response 
and electricity data devices and services; 
and 
(B) provide notice and opportunity for 
comment. 
(3) STATE AND LOCAL REGULATORY ACTION.— 
In issuing the guidelines under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
be guided by actions taken by State and local regu-
latory authorities to ensure electric consumer and 
gas consumer access to retail electric energy infor-
mation and retail natural gas information, including 
actions taken after consideration of the standard es-
tablished under section 111(d)(19) of the Public 
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
2621(d)(19)). 
(4) CONTENTS.—The guidelines issued under 
paragraph (1) shall include guidelines— 
(A) specifying that retail electric energy in-
formation and retail natural gas information of 
an electric consumer or a gas consumer should 
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be made available to the electric consumer or 
gas consumer (or a third-party designee of the 
electric consumer or gas consumer) by the elec-
tric utility or gas utility of the electric con-
sumer or gas consumer (or such other entity as 
may be designated by the utility), in consulta-
tion with, or with approval from, as applicable, 
the utility’s applicable retail regulatory author-
ity; 
(B) regarding the timeliness and specificity 
of retail electric energy information and retail 
natural gas information to be made available to 
an electric consumer or a gas consumer (or a 
third-party designee of such an electric con-
sumer or such a gas consumer), including that 
such retail electric energy information and re-
tail natural gas information should be made 
available to consumer-authorized entities— 
(i) in an electronic machine readable 
form, without additional charge, in con-
formity with nationally recognized open 
standards and best practices; 
(ii) through a website or other elec-
tronic access authorized by the electric 
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consumer or gas consumer, including at 
least 13 months of historical information; 
(iii) in as close to real-time as is rea-
sonably practicable; 
(iv) at the level of specificity that the 
data is transmitted by the meter or as is 
reasonably practicable; and 
(v) in a manner that provides ade-
quate protections for the security of the in-
formation and the privacy of the electric 
consumer or gas consumer; 
(C) regarding appropriate nationally recog-
nized open standards for data exchange; 
(D) regarding access of retail electric en-
ergy information and retail natural gas infor-
mation for owners and managers of multitenant 
commercial and residential buildings; 
(E) regarding consumer consent require-
ments such that an electric consumer or gas 
consumer can conveniently and securely author-
ize a third-party designee access to the retail 
electric energy information or retail natural gas 
information of such electric consumer or gas 
consumer, including standardized authorization 
language to which an electric consumer or gas 
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consumer will agree prior to such electric con-
sumer or gas consumer authorizing, or the ap-
plicable electric utility or gas utility sharing, re-
tail electric energy information or retail natural 
gas information of such electric consumer or 
gas consumer; 
(F) specifying that electric utilities and gas 
utilities should, when a capable meter is serv-
icing an electric consumer or gas consumer, 
communicate usage and other information to a 
device or network of the electric consumer or 
gas consumer or a device or network of a third- 
party designee of such electric consumer or gas 
consumer, and where feasible should provide to 
the electric consumer or gas consumer or third- 
party designee, at a minimum, access to usage 
information (not including price information) of 
the electric consumer or gas consumer directly 
from the meter in as close to real-time as is 
reasonably practicable; 
(G) with respect to the terms and condi-
tions, which shall be reasonable and non-dis-
criminatory, to be agreed to by a third-party 
designee of an electric consumer or of a gas 
consumer and an electric utility or gas utility 
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for access to the retail electric energy informa-
tion or retail natural gas information of such 
electric consumer or gas consumer, including 
that— 
(i) due process be afforded to such 
third-party by the applicable regulatory au-
thority, including giving such third-party 
an opportunity to rebut allegations of 
wrongdoing by such third-party prior to 
any enforcement action being taken by the 
applicable regulatory authority; 
(ii) the consumer’s online authentica-
tion match that used by the applicable gas 
utility or electric utility for the consumer- 
facing website of such gas utility or electric 
utility; and 
(iii) such third-party may receive re-
tail electric energy information and retail 
natural gas information from an electric 
utility or gas utility with consumer con-
sent, except if otherwise prohibited by Fed-
eral law or by a finding of a State court 
or other State adjudicatory body; and 
(H) addressing appropriate circumstances 
in which analysis of retail electric energy infor-
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mation and retail natural gas information may 
be released publicly, without a consumer’s con-
sent, by protecting individual consumers pri-
vacy, including— 
(i) with mathematical methods known 
as differential privacy, in which consumers 
privacy can be ensured with provable guar-
antees; and 
(ii) detailed descriptions and sample 
calculations by which the results of statis-
tical analysis can be made differentially 
private. 
(5) REVISIONS.—The Secretary shall periodi-
cally review and, as necessary, revise the guidelines 
issued under paragraph (1) to reflect changes in 
technology, privacy needs, and the market for elec-
tric energy and natural gas and related services. 
SEC. 209. EVALUATION REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until 
the termination of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Re-
bate Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the use of funds made available to carry out 
this title. 
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(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) how many home energy efficiency retrofits 
and multifamily building energy efficiency retrofits 
have been completed during the previous year under 
the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program; 
(2) an estimate of how many jobs have been 
created through the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
Rebate Program, directly and indirectly; 
(3) a description of what steps could be taken 
to promote further deployment of energy efficiency 
and renewable energy retrofits; 
(4) a description of the quantity of verifiable 
energy savings, homeowner energy bill savings, and 
other benefits of the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
Rebate Program; 
(5) a description of any waste, fraud, or abuse 
with respect to funds made available to carry out 
this title; and 
(6) any other information the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 210. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide such 
administrative and technical support to contractors, 
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aggregators, States, and Indian Tribes as is necessary to 
carry out this title. 
(b) INFORMATION
COLLECTION.—The Secretary 
shall establish, and make available to a homeowner, multi-
family building owner, or the homeowner’s or multifamily 
building owner’s designated representative, seeking a re-
bate under this title, release forms authorizing, in accord-
ance with guidelines issued under section 208(b), access 
by the Secretary, or a designated third-party representa-
tive to information in the utility bills of the homeowner 
or the multifamily building owner. 
SEC. 211. TREATMENT OF REBATES. 
For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
gross income shall not include any rebate received under 
this title. 
SEC. 212. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this title 
$1,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2027, to remain available until expended. 
(b) TRIBAL ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made 
available pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall work with Indian Tribes and use 2 percent 
of such amounts to carry out a program or programs that 
as close as possible reflect the goals, requirements, and 
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provisions of this title, taking into account any factors 
that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, regarding appointments in the competitive 
service and General Schedule classifications and pay rates, 
the Secretary may appoint such professional and adminis-
trative personnel as the Secretary considers necessary to 
carry out this Act. 
SEC. 302. MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING. 
Each State receiving Federal funds pursuant to this 
Act shall provide reasonable assurances to the Secretary 
that it has established policies and procedures designed 
to ensure that Federal funds provided under this Act will 
be used to supplement, and not to supplant, State and 
local funds. 
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