appeals or dispute resolution process described in 
section 105(b)(4); 
(7) certifying that no employee has been con-
victed of, or pleaded guilty to, a crime of child mo-
lestation, rape, or any other form of sexual assault; 
(8) all requirements of an applicable State qual-
ity assurance framework by and after the date that 
is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(9) any other appropriate requirements as de-
termined by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator. 
(d) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.— 
Subject to section 109(b) and (c), beginning not later than 
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall provide such administrative and technical sup-
port to rebate aggregators and States as is necessary to 
carry out this title. 
(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL.—Notwith-
standing the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service and General Schedule classifications and pay 
rates, the Secretary may appoint and set basic rates 
of pay for such professional and administrative per-
sonnel as the Secretary considers necessary to carry 
out this title. Such authority shall not apply to posi-
tions in the Senior Executive Service. The number 
of personnel appointed under this paragraph shall 
not exceed 30 full-time equivalent employees. The 
terms of appointment of all personnel appointed 
under this paragraph shall expire upon the termi-
nation of the programs established under this title. 
(2) RATE OF PAY.—The basic rate of pay for 
a person appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 
exceed the maximum rate of basic pay payable for 
GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) REGULATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Sec-
retary may issue regulations that the Secretary, 
in the sole discretion of the Secretary, deter-
mines necessary to— 
(i) establish; 
(ii) achieve full operational status 
within 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act for; or 
(iii) carry out, 
the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program.
(B) TIMING.—If the Secretary determines 
that regulations described in subparagraph (A) 
are necessary, the regulations shall be issued 
not later than 60 days after such determina-
tion. 
(C) EXCEPTION.—(i) The Secretary shall 
not utilize the authority provided under this 
paragraph to— 
(I) develop, adopt, or implement a 
public labeling system that rates and com-
pares the energy performance of one home 
with another; or 
(II) require the public disclosure of an 
energy performance evaluation or rating 
developed for any specific home. 
(ii) Nothing in this subparagraph shall 
preclude— 
(I) the computation, collection, or use, 
by the Secretary, rebate aggregators, qual-
ity assurance providers, or States for the 
purposes of carrying out sections 104 and 
105, of information on the rating and com-
parison of the energy performance of 
homes with and without energy efficiency
features or on energy performance evalua-
tion or rating; 
(II) the use and publication of aggre-
gate data (without identifying individual 
homes or participants) based on informa-
tion referred to in subclause (I) to deter-
mine or demonstrate the performance of 
the Home Star program; or 
(III) the provision of information re-
ferred to in subclause (I) with respect to a 
specific home— 
(aa) to the State, homeowner, 
quality assurance provider, rebate 
aggregator, or contractor performing 
retrofit work on that home, or an en-
tity providing Home Star services, as 
necessary to enable carrying out this 
title; or 
(bb) for purposes of prosecuting 
fraud and abuse. 
(4) INFORMATION COLLECTION.—Chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to any 
information collection requirement necessary for the 
implementation of the Home Star Retrofit Rebate 
Program.
(5) EFFECTIVE
PERIOD.—(A) Paragraph (1) 
shall be effective only until December 31, 2010, ex-
cept with respect to personnel appointed to support 
the quality assurance and enforcement of the pro-
grams established under this title, for which appoint-
ments may be made under paragraph (1) until the 
termination of the programs established under this 
title pursuant to section 111(i). 
(B) Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be effective 
only until the date that is 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, except with respect to regula-
tions and information collection relating to the qual-
ity assurance and enforcement of the programs es-
tablished under this title. 
(f) PROGRAM REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prepare and transmit to Congress a State-by-State anal-
ysis and review the distribution of Home Star retrofit re-
bates under this title. 
(g) ADJUSTMENT OF REBATE AMOUNTS.—Effective 
beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary may, after not less 
than 30 days public notice, prospectively adjust the rebate 
amounts provided for under this title as necessary to opti-
mize the overall energy efficiency resulting from the Silver