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(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that a rebate aggregator or State has not pro-
vided the information required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall provide to the rebate aggregator 
or State a period of at least 90 days to provide the 
necessary information, subject to withholding of 
funds or reduction of future grant amounts. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of a study of— 
(1) how much money can reasonably be esti-
mated to be saved by American consumers as a re-
sult of the energy efficiency measures undertaken 
pursuant to this title; 
(2) how much energy can reasonably be esti-
mated to be saved as a result of the energy effi-
ciency measures undertaken pursuant to this title; 
and 
(3) whether the savings from the energy effi-
ciency measures undertaken pursuant to this title 
are greater than the cost of the implementation of 
this title. 
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SEC. 107. HEATING AND COOLING EFFICIENCY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a study not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include a descrip-
tion of— 
(1) the efficiency through the life-cycle of air 
conditioning and heat pump products eligible under 
section 103; and 
(2) a comparison of the efficiency through the 
life-cycle of air conditioning and heat pump products 
eligible under section 103 to the efficiency through 
the life-cycle of air conditioning and heat pump 
products not eligible under section 103. 
SEC. 108. PENALTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may— 
(1) assess and compromise a civil penalty 
against a person who violates this title (or any regu-
lation issued under this title); and 
(2) require from any entity the records and in-
spections necessary to enforce this title. 
(b) CIVIL PENALTY.—A civil penalty assessed under 
subsection (a) shall be in an amount not greater than the 
higher of— 
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(1) $15,000 for each violation; or 
(2) 3 times the value of any associated rebate 
under this title. 
SEC. 109. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (i), 
there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $6,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
years 2010 and 2011, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—Funds pro-
vided under this section shall supplement and not 
supplant any prior or planned Federal and State 
funding provided to carry out energy efficiency pro-
grams. To the extent the Secretary finds that a 
State has supplanted other such programs with 
funding under this section, the Secretary may with-
hold an equivalent amount of funding from alloca-
tions for the State under this title. 
(b) GRANTS TO STATES.— 
(1) DISTRIBUTION TO STATES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this subsection, of the amount pro-
vided under subsection (a), 3.6 percent is au-
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thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
providing grants to States, to be used for— 
(i) administrative costs of carrying 
out this title; 
(ii) development and implementation 
of quality assurance frameworks; 
(iii) oversight of quality assurance 
programs; 
(iv) establishment and delivery of fi-
nancing mechanisms, in accordance with 
paragraph (2); and 
(v) coordination with existing residen-
tial retrofit programs and infrastructure 
development to assist deployment of the 
Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program. 
(B) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(i) PROVISION OF FUNDS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to 
the State energy offices, or such other 
State entities as are designated by the 
Governor, of States that are carrying out 
responsibilities under section 105, 25 per-
cent of the funds described in subpara-
graph (A). 
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