(ii) using funds made available under 
this Act to enhance and extend existing 
programs; and 
(B) seek to enhance and extend existing 
programs by coordinating with administrators 
of the programs. 
(n) HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.—Noth-
ing in this Act shall relieve any contractor from the obliga-
tion to comply with applicable Federal, State, and local 
health and safety code requirements. 
SEC. 4. REBATE AGGREGATORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a net-
work of rebate aggregators that can facilitate the delivery 
of rebates to participating contractors and vendors, to re-
imburse those contractors and vendors for discounts pro-
vided to homeowners for energy efficiency retrofit work. 
The Secretary shall approve or deny an application from 
a person seeking to become a rebate aggregator not later 
than 30 days after receiving such application. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure 
that rebate aggregation services are available to all home-
owners in the United States at the lowest reasonable cost. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Rebate aggregators shall— 
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(1) review each proposed rebate application for 
completeness and accuracy; 
(2) review all measures for which rebates are 
sought for eligibility in accordance with this Act; 
(3) provide data to the Secretary for inclusion 
in the database maintained through the Federal Re-
bate Processing System, consistent with data proto-
cols established by the Secretary; 
(4) not later than 30 days after the date of re-
ceipt, distribute funds received from the Secretary to 
contractors, vendors, or other persons in accordance 
with approved claims for reimbursement made to the 
Federal Rebate Processing System; 
(5) maintain appropriate accounting for rebate 
applications processed, and their disposition; 
(6) review contractor qualifications and accredi-
tation and retain documentation of such qualifica-
tion and accreditation, as required for contractors to 
be authorized to perform residential energy effi-
ciency retrofit work under this Act; and 
(7) maintain information regarding contractors’ 
fulfillment of the requirements of section 3(c). 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to apply to the Sec-
retary for approval as a rebate aggregator, an entity— 
(1) shall be— 
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(A) a Home Performance with Energy 
Star partner; 
(B) an entity administering a residential 
energy efficiency retrofit program established or 
approved by a State; 
(C) a Federal power marketing administra-
tion; 
(D) an electric utility or a natural gas util-
ity administering or offering a residential en-
ergy efficiency retrofit program; or 
(E) an entity— 
(i) with corporate status or status as 
a State or local government; 
(ii) who can demonstrate adequate fi-
nancial capability to manage a rebate 
aggregator program, as evidenced by au-
dited financial records; and 
(iii) whose participation in the pro-
gram, in the judgment of the Secretary, 
would not disrupt existing residential ret-
rofit programs in the States that are car-
rying out the Home Star Retrofit Rebate 
Program under this Act; 
(2) must be able to demonstrate— 
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