I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3456 
To make grants to support online training of residential contractors and 
rebates for the energy efficiency upgrades of homes and multifamily 
buildings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2021 
Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. MICHAEL F. 
DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. TONKO, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. BLUNT ROCH-
ESTER, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. HAYES, and Mr. 
TRONE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make grants to support online training of residential 
contractors and rebates for the energy efficiency up-
grades of homes and multifamily buildings, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘HOPE for HOMES Act of 2021’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—HOPE TRAINING 
Sec. 101. Notice for HOPE Qualification training and grants. 
Sec. 102. Course criteria. 
Sec. 103. HOPE Qualification. 
Sec. 104. Grants. 
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE II—HOME ENERGY SAVINGS RETROFIT REBATE PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Establishment of Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. 
Sec. 202. Partial system rebates. 
Sec. 203. State administered rebates for home energy efficiency retrofits. 
Sec. 204. State administered rebates for reductions in home energy use not 
measured by meters. 
Sec. 205. State administered rebates for multifamily building energy efficiency 
retrofits. 
Sec. 206. Special provisions for moderate income households and multifamily 
buildings. 
Sec. 207. Coordination of rebate and existing State-Sponsored or utility-Spon-
sored programs. 
Sec. 208. Consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information. 
Sec. 209. Evaluation reports to Congress. 
Sec. 210. Administration. 
Sec. 211. Treatment of rebates. 
Sec. 212. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 301. Appointment of personnel. 
Sec. 302. Maintenance of funding. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AGGREGATOR.—The term ‘‘aggregator’’ 
means a gas utility, electric utility, or commercial, 
nonprofit, or government entity that may receive re-
bates provided under a State program under this 
Act for one or more portfolios, consisting of one or 
more energy efficiency retrofits. 
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302 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978 (15 U.S.C. 3202). 
(8) GAS UTILITY.—The term ‘‘gas utility’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 302 of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (15 
U.S.C. 3202). 
(9) HOME.—The term ‘‘home’’ means a build-
ing with no more than 4 dwelling units, or a manu-
factured housing unit, including units built before 
June 15, 1976, that— 
(A) is located in the United States; 
(B) was constructed before the date of en-
actment of this Act; and 
(C) is occupied at least 6 months out of 
the year. 
(10) HOME
ENERGY
SAVINGS
RETROFIT
RE-
BATE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Home Energy Savings 
Retrofit Rebate Program’’ means the Home Energy 
Savings Retrofit Rebate Program established under 
section 201. 
(11) HOMEOWNER.—The term ‘‘homeowner’’ 
means the owner of an owner-occupied home or a 
tenant-occupied home. 
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(12) HOME VALUATION CERTIFICATION.—The 
term ‘‘home valuation certification’’ means one of 
the following home assessments: 
(A) Home Energy Score. 
(B) PEARL Certification. 
(C) National Green Building Standard. 
(D) LEED. 
(E) Any other assessment the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate. 
(13) 
HOPE 
QUALIFICATION.—The 
term 
‘‘HOPE Qualification’’ means the qualification de-
scribed in section 103. 
(14) HOPE 
TRAINING
CREDIT.—The term 
‘‘HOPE training credit’’ means a HOPE training 
task credit or a HOPE training supplemental credit. 
(15) HOPE TRAINING
TASK
CREDIT.—The 
term ‘‘HOPE training task credit’’ means a credit 
described in section 102(a). 
(16) HOPE TRAINING SUPPLEMENTAL CRED-
IT.—The term ‘‘HOPE training supplemental cred-
it’’ means a credit described in section 102(b). 
(17) HVAC SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘HVAC sys-
tem’’ means a system— 
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(A) consisting of a heating component, a 
ventilation component, and an air-conditioning 
component; and 
(B) which components may include central 
air conditioning, a heat pump, a furnace, a boil-
er, a rooftop unit, and a window unit. 
(18) MEASURED
PERFORMANCE
HOME
RE-
BATE.—The term ‘‘measured performance home re-
bate’’ means a rebate provided in accordance with 
section 203 and described in subsection (e) of that 
section. 
(19) MEASURED PERFORMANCE MULTIFAMILY 
BUILDING REBATE.—The term ‘‘measured perform-
ance multifamily building rebate’’ means a rebate 
provided in accordance with section 205 and de-
scribed in subsection (e) of that section. 
(20) METER.—The term ‘‘meter’’ means a de-
vice that measures and records energy usage data at 
any interval. 
(21) MODELED
PERFORMANCE
HOME
RE-
BATE.—The term ‘‘modeled performance rebate’’ 
means a rebate provided in accordance with section 
203 and described in subsection (d) of that section. 
(22) MODELED
PERFORMANCE
MULTIFAMILY 
BUILDING REBATE.—The term ‘‘modeled perform-
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ance multifamily building rebate’’ means a rebate 
provided in accordance with section 205 and de-
scribed in subsection (d) of that section. 
(23) MODERATE
INCOME.—The term ‘‘mod-
erate income’’ means, with respect to a household, a 
household with an annual income that is less than 
80 percent of the area median income, as deter-
mined annually by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(24) 
MULTIFAMILY
BUILDING.—The 
term 
‘‘multifamily building’’ means a building with 5 or 
more dwelling units. 
(25) PARTIAL
SYSTEM
REBATE.—The term 
‘‘partial system rebate’’ means a rebate provided in 
accordance with section 202. 
(26) RETAIL
ELECTRIC
ENERGY
INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘‘retail electric energy informa-
tion’’ means— 
(A) the electric energy usage of an electric 
consumer over a time interval, as measured and 
recorded by the applicable meter; 
(B) the retail electric energy prices or 
rates applied to the electric energy usage for 
the time interval described in subparagraph (A) 
for the electric consumer; 
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(C) the cost of service provided to an elec-
tric consumer, as displayed on billing informa-
tion provided to such electric consumer; and 
(D) in the case of nonresidential electric 
meters, any other electrical information that the 
meter is programmed to record that is used for 
billing purposes (such as demand measured in 
kilowatts, voltage, frequency, current, and 
power factor). 
(27) RETAIL
NATURAL
GAS
INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘retail natural gas information’’ means— 
(A) the natural gas usage of a gas con-
sumer, as measured and recorded by the appli-
cable gas utility; 
(B) the retail natural gas prices or rates 
applied to the natural gas usage described in 
subparagraph (A) for the gas consumer; 
(C) the cost of service provided to a gas 
consumer, as displayed on billing information 
provided to such gas consumer; and 
(D) in the case of nonresidential natural 
gas meters, any other information that the 
meter is programmed to record that is used for 
billing purposes. 
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(28) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(29) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(G) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(H) any other territory or possession of the 
United States. 
(30) STATE ENERGY OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State 
energy office’’ means the office or agency of a State 
responsible for developing the State energy conserva-
tion plan for the State under section 362 of the En-
ergy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322). 
(31) UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘underserved community’’ means— 
(A) a community located in a ZIP Code 
that includes one or more census tracts that are 
identified as— 
(i) a low-income community; or 
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(ii) a community of racial or ethnic 
minority concentration; or 
(B) any other community that the Sec-
retary determines is disproportionately vulner-
able to, or bears a disproportionate burden of, 
any combination of economic, social, and envi-
ronmental stressors. 
TITLE I—HOPE TRAINING 
SEC. 101. NOTICE FOR HOPE QUALIFICATION TRAINING 
AND GRANTS. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Building Technologies Office of the Department of 
Energy, shall issue a notice that includes— 
(1) criteria established under section 102 for 
approval by the Secretary of courses for which cred-
its may be issued for purposes of a HOPE Qualifica-
tion; 
(2) a list of courses that meet such criteria and 
are so approved; and 
(3) information on how individuals and entities 
may apply for grants under this title. 
SEC. 102. COURSE CRITERIA. 
(a) HOPE TRAINING TASK CREDIT.— 
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(1) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria for approval of a course for which a credit, 
to be known as a HOPE training task credit, may 
be issued, including that such course— 
(A) is equivalent to at least 30 hours in 
total course time; 
(B) is provided by a provider accredited by 
the Interstate Renewable Energy Council or has 
other accreditation determined to be equivalent 
by the Secretary; 
(C) is, with respect to a particular job, 
aligned with the relevant National Renewable 
Energy Laboratory Job Task Analysis, or other 
credentialing program foundation that helps 
identify the necessary core knowledge areas, 
critical work functions, or skills, as approved by 
the Secretary; 
(D) has established learning objectives; 
and 
(E) includes, as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, an appropriate assessment of such 
learning objectives that may include a final 
exam, to be proctored on-site or through remote 
proctoring, or an in-person field exam. 
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(2) INCLUDED COURSES.—The Secretary shall 
approve one or more courses that meet the criteria 
described in paragraph (1) for training related to— 
(A) contractor certification; 
(B) energy auditing or assessment; 
(C) home energy systems (including HVAC 
systems); 
(D) insulation installation and air leakage 
control; 
(E) health and safety regarding the instal-
lation of energy efficiency measures or health 
and safety impacts associated with energy effi-
ciency retrofits; 
(F) indoor air quality; and 
(G) energy efficiency retrofits in manufac-
tured housing. 
(b) HOPE TRAINING SUPPLEMENTAL CREDIT CRI-
TERIA.—The Secretary shall establish criteria for approval 
of a course for which a credit, to be known as a HOPE 
training supplemental credit, may be issued, including 
that such course provides— 
(1) training related to— 
(A) small business success, including man-
agement, marketing, home energy efficiency 
software, or general accounting principles; 
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(B) the issuance of a home valuation cer-
tification; 
(C) the use of wifi-enabled technology in 
an energy efficiency upgrade; or 
(D) understanding and being able to par-
ticipate in the Home Energy Savings Retrofit 
Rebate Program; and 
(2) as the Secretary determines appropriate, an 
appropriate assessment of such training that may in-
clude a final exam, to be proctored on-site or 
through remote proctoring, or an in-person field 
exam. 
(c) EXISTING APPROVED COURSES.—The Secretary 
may approve a course that meets the applicable criteria 
established under this section that is approved by the ap-
plicable State energy office or relevant State agency with 
oversight authority for residential energy efficiency pro-
grams. 
(d) IN-PERSON AND ONLINE TRAINING.—A course 
approved pursuant to this section shall be available online, 
except as needed for training in, or assessing, course con-
tent, but may also be conducted in-person. 
SEC. 103. HOPE QUALIFICATION. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF CREDITS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, or an entity 
authorized by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
(2), may issue— 
(A) a HOPE training task credit to any 
individual that completes a course that meets 
applicable criteria under section 102; and 
(B) a HOPE training supplemental credit 
to any individual that completes a course that 
meets the applicable criteria under section 102. 
(2) OTHER ENTITIES.—The Secretary may au-
thorize a State energy office implementing an au-
thorized program under subsection (b)(2), an organi-
zation described in section 104(b), and any other en-
tity the Secretary determines appropriate, to issue 
HOPE training credits in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
(b) HOPE QUALIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may certify 
that an individual has achieved a qualification, to be 
known as a HOPE Qualification, that indicates that 
the individual has received at least 3 HOPE training 
credits, of which at least 2 shall be HOPE training 
task credits. 
(2) STATE PROGRAMS.—The Secretary may au-
thorize a State energy office to implement a pro-
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gram to provide HOPE Qualifications in accordance 
with this title. 
SEC. 104. GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the extent 
amounts are made available in appropriations Acts for 
such purposes, provide grants to support the training of 
individuals toward the completion of a HOPE Qualifica-
tion. 
(b) PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a 
grant of up to $20,000 under this section to an or-
ganization to provide training online, including es-
tablishing, modifying, or maintaining the online sys-
tems, staff time, and software and online program 
management, through a course that meets the appli-
cable criteria established under section 102. 
(2) CRITERIA.—In order to receive a grant 
under this subsection, an organization shall be— 
(A) a nonprofit organization; 
(B) an educational institution; or 
(C) an organization that has experience 
providing training to contractors that work with 
the weatherization assistance program imple-
mented under part A of title IV of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
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6861 et seq.) or equivalent experience, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
(3) ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS.—In addition 
to any grant provided under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may provide an organization up to $5,000 for 
each additional course for which a HOPE training 
credit may be issued that is offered by the organiza-
tion. 
(c) CONTRACTOR COMPANY.—The Secretary may 
provide a grant under this section of $1,000 per employee 
to a contractor company, up to a maximum of $10,000, 
to reimburse the contractor company for training costs for 
employees, and any home technology support needed for 
an employee to receive training pursuant to this section. 
Grant funds provided under this subsection may be used 
to support wages of employees during training. 
(d) TRAINEES.—The Secretary may provide a grant 
of up to $1,000 under this section to an individual who 
receives a HOPE Qualification. 
(e) STATE ENERGY OFFICE.—The Secretary may 
provide a grant under this section to a State energy office 
of up to $25,000 to implement an authorized program 
under section 103(b). 
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SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $500,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 
through 2027. 
TITLE II—HOME ENERGY SAV-
INGS RETROFIT REBATE PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOME ENERGY SAVINGS 
RETROFIT REBATE PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known 
as the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, 
to— 
(1) provide rebates in accordance with section 
202; and 
(2) provide grants to States to carry out pro-
grams to provide rebates in accordance this title. 
SEC. 202. PARTIAL SYSTEM REBATES. 
(a) AMOUNT OF REBATE.—In carrying out the Home 
Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to 
the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the 
Secretary shall provide a homeowner a rebate, to be known 
as a partial system rebate, of, except as provided in section 
206— 
(1) up to $800 for the purchase and installation 
of insulation and air sealing within a home of the 
homeowner; and 
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(2) up to— 
(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), $1,500 for— 
(i) the purchase and installation of in-
sulation and air sealing within a home of 
the homeowner; and 
(ii) the replacement of— 
(I) an HVAC system of such 
home; 
(II) the heating component of an 
HVAC system of such home; or 
(III) the cooling component of an 
HVAC system of such home; or 
(B) $2,500 for— 
(i) the purchase and installation of in-
sulation and air sealing within a home of 
the homeowner; and 
(ii) the replacement of the heating 
component of an HVAC system of such 
home where the heating component in-
stalled is an air source or ground source 
heat pump. 
(b) SPECIFICATIONS.— 
(1) COST.—The amount of a partial system re-
bate provided under this section shall, except as pro-
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vided in section 206, not exceed 30 percent of cost 
of the purchase and installation of insulation and air 
sealing under subsection (a)(1), or the purchase and 
installation of insulation and air sealing and replace-
ment of an HVAC system, the heating component of 
an HVAC system, or the cooling component of an 
HVAC system, under subsection (a)(2). Labor may 
be included in such cost but may not exceed— 
(A) in the case of a rebate under sub-
section (a)(1), 50 percent of such cost; and 
(B) in the case of a rebate under sub-
section (a)(2), 25 percent of such cost. 
(2) REPLACEMENT OF AN HVAC SYSTEM, THE 
HEATING COMPONENT OF AN HVAC SYSTEM, OR THE 
COOLING
COMPONENT
OF
AN
HVAC
SYSTEM.—In 
order to qualify for a partial system rebate described 
in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) any HVAC system, heating component 
of an HVAC system, or cooling component of 
an HVAC system installed shall be Energy Star 
Most Efficient certified; 
(B) installation of such an HVAC system, 
the heating component of an HVAC system, or 
the cooling component of an HVAC system, 
shall be completed in accordance with standards 
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specified by the Secretary that are at least as 
stringent as the applicable guidelines of the Air 
Conditioning Contractors of America that are in 
effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(C) if ducts are present, replacement of an 
HVAC system, the heating component of an 
HVAC system, or the cooling component of an 
HVAC system shall include duct sealing; and 
(D) the installation of insulation and air 
sealing shall occur within 6 months of the re-
placement of the HVAC system, the heating 
component of an HVAC system, or the cooling 
component of an HVAC system. 
(c) ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR CONTRACTORS.— 
In carrying out the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate 
Program, the Secretary may provide a $250 payment to 
a contractor per home for which— 
(1) a partial system rebate is provided under 
this section for the installation of insulation and air 
sealing, or installation of insulation and air sealing 
and replacement of an HVAC system, the heating 
component of an HVAC system, or the cooling com-
ponent of an HVAC system, by the contractor; 
(2) the applicable homeowner has signed and 
submitted to the Secretary a release form made 
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available pursuant to section 210(b) authorizing the 
contractor access, in accordance with guidelines es-
tablished under section 208(b), to information in the 
utility bills of the homeowner; and 
(3) the contractor inputs, into the Department 
of Energy’s Building Performance Database or a 
State database that has an agreement with the De-
partment of Energy— 
(A) the energy usage for the home for the 
13 months preceding, and the 24 months fol-
lowing, the installation of insulation and air 
sealing or installation of insulation and air seal-
ing and replacement of an HVAC system, the 
heating component of an HVAC system, or the 
cooling component of an HVAC system; 
(B) a description of such installation or in-
stallation and replacement; and 
(C) the total cost to the homeowner for 
such installation or installation and replace-
ment. 
(d) PROCESS.— 
(1) FORMS; REBATE
PROCESSING
SYSTEM.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Treasury, shall— 
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(A) develop and make available rebate 
forms required to receive a partial system re-
bate under this section; 
(B) establish a Federal rebate processing 
system which shall serve as a database and in-
formation technology system that will allow 
homeowners to submit required rebate forms; 
and 
(C) establish a website that provides infor-
mation on partial system rebates provided 
under this section, including how to determine 
whether particular measures qualify for a re-
bate under this section and how to receive such 
a rebate. 
(2) SUBMISSION OF FORMS.—In order to re-
ceive a partial system rebate under this section, a 
homeowner shall submit the required rebate forms, 
and any other information the Secretary determines 
appropriate, to the Federal rebate processing system 
established pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may not use more than 40 percent of the 
amounts made available to carry out this title to 
carry out this section. 
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(2) ALLOCATION.—The Secretary shall, to the 
extent practicable, allocate amounts made available 
to carry out this section for partial system rebates 
among the States using the same formula as is used 
to allocate funds for States under part D of title III 
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6321 et seq.). 
SEC. 203. STATE ADMINISTERED REBATES FOR HOME EN-
ERGY EFFICIENCY RETROFITS. 
(a) FUNDING.—In carrying out the Home Energy 
Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and subject to the 
availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Sec-
retary shall provide grants to States to carry out programs 
to provide rebates for home energy efficiency retrofits in 
accordance with this section. 
(b) STATE PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) PLAN.—In order to receive a grant under 
this section a State shall submit to the Secretary an 
application that includes a plan to implement a 
State program that meets the minimum criteria 
under subsection (c). 
(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receipt of a completed application for a grant under 
this section, the Secretary shall either approve the 
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application or provide to the applicant an expla-
nation for denying the application. 
(c) MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR STATE PROGRAMS.— 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall establish and publish min-
imum criteria for a State program to meet to qualify for 
funding under this section, including— 
(1) that the State program be carried out by 
the applicable State energy office or its designee; 
(2) that a rebate be provided under a State pro-
gram only for a home energy efficiency retrofit 
that— 
(A) is completed by a contractor who 
meets minimum training requirements, certifi-
cation requirements, and other requirements es-
tablished by the Secretary; 
(B) includes installation of one or more 
home energy efficiency retrofit measures that 
together are modeled to achieve, or are shown 
to achieve, the minimum reduction required 
under this section— 
(i) in home energy use; or 
(ii) with respect to a portfolio of home 
energy efficiency retrofits, in aggregated 
home energy use for such portfolio; 
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(C) does not include installation of any 
measure that the Secretary determines does not 
improve whole building energy performance of 
the home, such as a pool pump, pool heater, or 
spa; and 
(D) includes, after installation of the appli-
cable home energy efficiency retrofit measures, 
a test-out procedure conducted in accordance 
with guidelines issued by the Secretary of such 
measures to ensure— 
(i) the safe operation of all systems 
post retrofit; and 
(ii) that all improvements are included 
in, and have been installed according to— 
(I) manufacturers’ installation 
specifications; and 
(II) all applicable State and local 
codes or equivalent standards ap-
proved by the Secretary; 
(3) that the State program utilize— 
(A) for purposes of modeled performance 
home rebates, modeling software, methods, and 
procedures— 
(i) for determining and documenting 
the reductions in home energy use result-
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ing from the implementation of a home en-
ergy efficiency retrofit that can be cali-
brated to historical energy usage for a 
home consistent with BPI 2400; 
(ii) that are approved by the Sec-
retary; 
(iii) that can provide evidence for nec-
essary improvements to a State program; 
and 
(iv) that can help to calibrate models 
for accuracy; 
(B) for purposes of measured performance 
home rebates, methods and procedures ap-
proved by the Secretary for determining and 
documenting— 
(i) the monthly and hourly (if avail-
able) weather-normalized baseline energy 
use of a home; and 
(ii) the reductions in monthly and 
hourly (if available) weather-normalized 
energy use of a home resulting from the 
implementation of a home energy efficiency 
retrofit; and 
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(C) open-source advanced measurement 
and verification software approved by the Sec-
retary; 
(4) that the State program include implementa-
tion of a quality assurance program— 
(A) to ensure that home energy efficiency 
retrofits are achieving the stated level of energy 
savings, that efficiency measures were installed 
correctly, and that work is performed in accord-
ance with procedures developed by the Sec-
retary, including through quality-control inspec-
tions for a portion of home energy efficiency 
retrofits completed by each applicable con-
tractor; and 
(B) under which a quality-control inspec-
tion of a home energy efficiency retrofit is per-
formed 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 home rebates, the State pro-
gram— 
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(A) only provide such a measured perform-
ance home rebate with respect to a home energy 
efficiency retrofit after collecting at least 13 
months of data on home energy usage after 
completion 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 home energy efficiency retrofits; and 
(C) publicly report annual aggregated re-
ductions in home energy use for homes for 
which measured performance home rebates are 
provided; 
(6) that the State program include procedures 
for a homeowner to transfer the right to claim a re-
bate to the contractor performing the applicable 
home energy efficiency retrofit or to an aggregator, 
if the State program will utilize aggregators; 
(7) that if the State program will utilize 
aggregators to facilitate delivery of rebates to home-
owners or contractors, that the State program in-
clude requirements for an entity to be eligible to 
serve as an aggregator; 
(8) that the State program include require-
ments for a homeowner, contractor, or aggregator to 
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