dors 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. The Secretary may disqualify 
any rebate aggregator, in one or more particular States, 
that fails to meet its obligations under this title in a timely 
and competent manner. The Secretary shall consult with 
States operating existing residential energy efficiency and 
retrofit programs on how best to coordinate the Home 
Star Retrofit Rebate Program with such existing pro-
grams, including the designation of rebate aggregators. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall identify 
a sufficient number of rebate aggregators in each State 
to ensure that rebate applications can be accepted from 
all qualified contractors. Not later than 90 days after such 
date of enactment, the Secretary shall ensure that rebate 
aggregation services are available to all homeowners in the 
United States at the lowest reasonable cost. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Rebate aggregators shall— 
(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 title;
(3) not later than 10 days after receipt of a 
complete rebate application, provide data to the Sec-
retary for inclusion in the database maintained 
through the Federal Rebate Processing System, con-
sistent with data protocols established by the Sec-
retary; 
(4) not later than 10 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 title; and 
(7) maintain information regarding contractors’ 
fulfillment of the requirements of section 101(c). 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to apply to the Sec-
retary for approval as a rebate aggregator, an entity— 
(1) shall be— 
(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 or the Tennessee Valley Authority; 
(D) an Armed Forces exchange service in 
the United States that offers for sale energy 
savings measures described in section 103; 
(E) an electric utility, natural gas utility, 
or water utility administering or offering a resi-
dential energy efficiency retrofit program; or 
(F) 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; 
(iii) whose participation in the pro-
gram, in the judgment of the Secretary, 
would facilitate coordination with, and not 
disrupt, existing residential retrofit pro-
grams in the States that are carrying out 
the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program 
under this title; and
(iv) whose operational facilities, em-
ployees, electronic recordkeeping hardware 
and facilities, and conventional records 
used to carry out the responsibilities of a 
rebate aggregator are located wholly within 
the United States, to the extent consistent 
with the international obligations of the 
United States. 
(2) must be able to demonstrate— 
(A) a relationship with 1 or more inde-
pendent quality assurance providers that is suf-
ficient to meet the volume of contracting serv-
ices delivered; 
(B) the capability to provide such elec-
tronic data as is required by the Secretary to 
the Federal Rebate Processing System; and 
(C) a financial system that is capable of 
tracking the distribution of rebates to partici-
pating contractors and vendors; and 
(3) shall include in its application the amount 
it proposes to charge for the review and processing 
of a rebate under this title. 
(e) PROMPT PROCESSING OF REBATES.—Within 10 
days after receiving an application for a rebate consistent 
with this title, a rebate aggregator shall submit a claim
for that rebate to the Federal Rebate Processing System. 
Within 10 days after the Federal Rebate Processing Sys-
tem receives such a submission from a rebate aggregator, 
the Secretary shall provide the funds to the rebate 
aggregator necessary to pay such rebates to the qualified 
contractor or vendor who applied for them and to com-
pensate the rebate aggregator for its services in accord-
ance with this title. Within 10 days of being provided such 
funds, the rebate aggregator shall pay the rebates to the 
rebate applicant. 
(f) PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION EFFICIENCY TAR-
GETS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) develop guidelines for States to use to allow 
utilities participating as rebate aggregators to count 
the energy savings from their participation toward 
State-level energy savings targets; and 
(2) work with States to assist in the adoption 
of these guidelines for the purposes and duration of 
the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program. 
SEC. 103. SILVER STAR HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the first year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, a Silver Star Home Energy 
Retrofit Program rebate shall be awarded, subject to the 
maximum amount limitations under subsection (d)(4) and