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to the availability of funding pursuant to section 109, to 
homeowners to reimburse the homeowners for work pro-
vided by participating contractors and vendors, for the in-
stallation of energy savings measures— 
(1) selected from the list of energy savings 
measures described in subsection (b); 
(2) installed after the date of enactment of this 
Act in the home by a qualified contractor; and 
(3) carried out in compliance with this section. 
(b) ENERGY SAVINGS MEASURES.—Subject to sub-
section (c), a rebate shall be awarded under subsection 
(a) for the installation of the following energy savings 
measures for a home energy retrofit that meet technical 
standards established under this section: 
(1) Whole house air sealing measures, including 
interior and exterior measures, utilizing sealants, 
caulks, insulating foams, gaskets, weather-stripping, 
mastics, and other building materials in accordance 
with BPI standards or other procedures approved by 
the Secretary. 
(2) Attic insulation measures that— 
(A) include sealing of air leakage between 
the attic and the conditioned space, in accord-
ance with BPI standards or the attic portions 
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of the DOE or EPA thermal bypass checklist or 
other procedures approved by the Secretary; 
(B) add at least R–19 insulation to exist-
ing insulation; 
(C) result in at least R–38 insulation in 
DOE climate zones 1 through 4 and at least R– 
49 insulation in DOE climate zones 5 through 
8, including existing insulation, within the lim-
its of structural capacity, except that a State, 
with the approval of the Secretary, may des-
ignate climate zone subregions as a function of 
varying elevation; and 
(D) cover at least— 
(i) 100 percent of an accessible attic; 
or 
(ii) 75 percent of the total conditioned 
footprint of the house. 
(3) Duct sealing or replacement and sealing 
that— 
(A) is installed in accordance with BPI 
standards or other procedures approved by the 
Secretary; and 
(B) in the case of duct replacement and 
sealing, replaces and seals at least 50 percent 
of a distribution system of the home. 
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(4) Wall insulation that— 
(A) is installed in accordance with BPI 
standards or other procedures approved by the 
Secretary; 
(B) is to full-stud thickness or adds at 
least R–10 of continuous insulation; and 
(C) covers at least 75 percent of the total 
external wall area of the home. 
(5) Crawl space insulation or basement wall 
and rim joist insulation that is installed in accord-
ance with BPI standards or other procedures ap-
proved by the Secretary and— 
(A) covers at least 500 square feet of crawl 
space or basement wall and adds at least— 
(i) R–19 of cavity insulation or R–15 
of continuous insulation to existing crawl 
space insulation; or 
(ii) R–13 of cavity insulation or R–10 
of continuous insulation to basement walls; 
and 
(B) fully covers the rim joist with at least 
R–10 of new continuous or R–13 of cavity insu-
lation. 
(6) Window replacement that replaces at least 
8 exterior windows, or 75 percent of the exterior 
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