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(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 
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Star Home Energy Retrofit Program and the Gold Star 
Home Energy Retrofit Program. 
(h) INDIAN TRIBE PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An Indian tribe, within 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, may in-
dicate to the Secretary its intention to act in place 
of a State for purposes of carrying out the respon-
sibilities of the State under this title with respect to 
its tribal lands. If the Indian tribe so indicates, the 
Secretary shall treat the Indian tribe as the State 
for purposes of carrying out this title with respect 
to those tribal lands. 
(2) TRANSITION
OF
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Secretary may permit an Indian tribe, after the expi-
ration of 30 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, to assume the responsibilities of a State under 
this title with respect to its tribal lands if the Sec-
retary finds that such assumption of responsibilities 
will not disrupt the ongoing administration of the 
program under this title. 
(3) COOPERATION.—An Indian tribe may co-
operate with a State or the Secretary to ensure that 
all of the requirements of this title are carried out 
with respect to the tribal lands. 
(i) IMPLEMENTATION BY SECRETARY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—If a State has not indicated 
to the Secretary within 30 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act that it is prepared to carry out 
section 105 or 108, or if at any later time the Sec-
retary determines that a State is no longer prepared 
to carry out section 105 or 108, to the extent that 
no Indian tribe assumes such responsibilities under 
subsection (h) the Secretary shall assume the re-
sponsibilities of that State with respect to carrying 
out section 105 or 108. 
(2) TRANSITION
OF
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 
Secretary may permit a State, after the Secretary 
has assumed the responsibilities of that State under 
paragraph (1), to assume the responsibilities as-
signed to States under section 105 or 108 with re-
spect to that State if the Secretary finds that such 
assumption of responsibilities will not disrupt the 
ongoing administration of the program under this 
title. 
(j) LIMITATION.—Rebates may not be provided under 
both section 103 and section 104 with respect to the same 
home unless the energy savings measures installed pursu-
ant to section 103 are excluded from the calculations per-
formed for purposes of section 104 and the total amount 
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of rebates paid for the home does not exceed the maximum 
rebate available pursuant to section 104. 
(k) FORMS FOR CERTIFICATION AND QUALITY AS-
SURANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall make available on the website established 
under subsection (b)(1)(B), model certification 
forms for compliance with quality assurance require-
ments under this title, to be submitted by— 
(A) each qualified contractor, accredited 
contractor, and quality assurance provider on 
completion of an eligible home energy retrofit; 
and 
(B) each quality assurance provider on 
completion of field verification required under 
this title. 
(2) NATIONAL
HOME
PERFORMANCE
COUN-
CIL.—The Secretary, States, and Indian tribes shall 
consider and may use model certification forms de-
veloped by the National Home Performance Council 
to ensure compliance with quality assurance require-
ments under this title. 
(l) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—A State that 
receives a grant under this title is encouraged to form 
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partnerships with utilities, energy service companies, and 
other entities— 
(1) to assist in marketing the Home Star Ret-
rofit Rebate Program; 
(2) to facilitate consumer financing; 
(3) to assist in implementation of the Silver 
Star Home Energy Retrofit Program and the Gold 
Star Home Energy Retrofit Program, including in-
stallation of qualified energy retrofit measures; and 
(4) to assist in implementing quality assurance 
programs. 
(m) COORDINATION
OF REBATE
AND EXISTING 
STATE-SPONSORED PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, prevent duplication through 
coordination of a program authorized under this title 
with— 
(A) the Energy Star appliance rebates pro-
gram authorized under section 124 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15821), 
and any other Federal programs that provide 
funds to States for home or appliance energy 
efficiency purposes; and 
(B) comparable programs planned or oper-
ated by States, political subdivisions, electric 
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