I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9894 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry out a program 
to provide rebates for the purchase and installation of cool roof products. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2024 
Mrs. FOUSHEE (for herself, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. 
NORTON, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish and carry 
out a program to provide rebates for the purchase and 
installation of cool roof products. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cool Roof Rebate Act 
of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. COOL ROOF REBATE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
and carry out a program to provide rebates to eligible 
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households for the purchase and installation of eligible 
cool roof products. 
(b) REBATE AMOUNT.—The amount of a rebate pro-
vided under the program established under subsection (a) 
shall be— 
(1) with respect to an eligible cool roof product 
installed on a low-sloped roof— 
(A) $0.25 per square foot if such eligible 
cool roof product has— 
(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar re-
flectance of 0.65 and a minimum 3-year- 
aged thermal emittance of 0.75; or 
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar Re-
flectance Index of 78; and 
(B) $0.75 per square foot if such eligible 
cool roof product has— 
(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar re-
flectance of 0.75 and a minimum 3-year- 
aged thermal emittance of 0.75; or 
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar Re-
flectance Index of 92; and 
(2) with respect to an eligible cool roof product 
installed on a steep-sloped roof— 
(A) $0.25 per square foot if such eligible 
cool roof product has— 
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(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar re-
flectance of 0.25 and a minimum 3-year- 
aged thermal emittance of 0.75; or 
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar Re-
flectance Index of 23; and 
(B) $0.75 per square foot if such eligible 
cool roof product has— 
(i) a minimum 3-year aged solar re-
flectance of 0.40 and a minimum 3-year- 
aged thermal emittance of 0.75; or 
(ii) a minimum 3-year aged Solar Re-
flectance Index of 43. 
(c) COMBINING REBATES.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to prohibit an eligible household from 
receiving any other grant, rebate, or other financial assist-
ance with respect to the same eligible cool roof product 
for which a rebate is provided under the program estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
(d) TERMINATION DATE.—The program established 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 
2029. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 6 
months after the program established under subsection (a) 
terminates, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port describing, for each program participant— 
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(1) whether the participant used the rebate to 
help retrofit an old roof or install a new roof; 
(2) if the participant retrofitted an old roof, 
which older roof product the new eligible cool roof 
product replaced or covered; and 
(3) what eligible cool roof product the partici-
pant purchased using the rebate. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 3-YEAR
AGED.—The term ‘‘3-year aged’’ 
means, with respect to solar reflectance or thermal 
emittance of an eligible cool roof product, the solar 
reflectance or thermal emittance is tested after com-
pleting 3 years of field exposure, or tested after lab-
oratory exposure that has replicated the effects of 3 
years of natural exposure if the eligible cool roof 
product has begun but not yet completed field expo-
sure, in accordance with the most recent standard 
issued by the American National Standard Institute 
and Cool Roof Rating Council, S100–2021. 
(2) ELIGIBLE COOL ROOF PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘eligible cool roof product’’ means a product that 
has a rating from the Cool Roof Rating Council. 
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(3) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘eligible house-
hold’’ means an individual or family— 
(i) residing in a single-family or multi- 
family building; 
(ii) the total annual income of which 
is less than 200 percent of the median in-
come of the zip code in which the indi-
vidual or family resides (as reported by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment); and 
(iii) residing in a ZIP Code Tabula-
tion Area that is in the 75th percentile or 
higher of the Heat and Health Index of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(B) ALASKA, HAWAII, AND TERRITORIES.— 
With respect to an individual or family residing 
in Alaska, Hawaii, or a territory of the United 
States, until the date that their respective State 
or territory is added to the Heat and Health 
Index of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, the term ‘‘eligible household’’ 
means that such individual or family— 
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(i) resides in a single-family or multi- 
family building; and 
(ii) has a total annual income that is 
less than 200 percent of the median in-
come of the zip code in which the indi-
vidual or family resides (as reported by the 
Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment). 
(4) INCIDENT SOLAR FLUX.—The term ‘‘inci-
dent solar flux’’ means the solar power per unit area 
that strikes a surface. 
(5) LOW-SLOPED ROOF.—The term ‘‘low-sloped 
roof’’ means a roof with a slope (ratio of rise to run) 
of 2:12 or less. 
(6) RADIANT HEAT FLUX.—The term ‘‘radiant 
heat flux’’ means the radiant power per unit area. 
(7) REFLECTED SOLAR FLUX.—The term ‘‘re-
flected solar flux’’ means the solar power per unit 
area reflected from a surface. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(9) SOLAR REFLECTANCE.—The term ‘‘solar re-
flectance’’ means the ratio of reflected solar flux to 
the incident solar flux. 
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(10) SOLAR REFLECTANCE INDEX.—The term 
‘‘Solar Reflectance Index’’ means a calculated value 
that combines solar reflectance with thermal 
emittance into a single metric, in accordance with 
section 2.2.9. of the Cool Roof Rating Council’s 
Roof Product Rating Program Manual. 
(11) STEEP-SLOPED ROOF.—The term ‘‘steep- 
sloped roof’’ means a roof with a slope (ratio of rise 
to run) greater than 2:12. 
(12) THERMAL EMITTANCE.—The term ‘‘ther-
mal emittance’’ means the ratio of the radiant heat 
flux emitted by a material tested at a temperature 
near 300 kelvin. 
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