(B) are installed in a home listed on or eli-
gible for listing in the National Register of His-
toric Places; and 
(C) comply with any procedures that the 
Secretary may set for storm windows and their 
installation. 
(13) Window film that is installed on at least 8 
exterior windows, doors, or skylights, or 75 percent of 
the total exterior square footage of glass in a home, 
whichever is less, with window films that— 
(A) are certified by the National Fenestra-
tion Rating Council; and 
(B) have— 
(i) a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.43 
or less with a visible light-to-solar heat gain 
coefficient of at least 1.1 in 2009 Inter-
national Energy Conservation Code climate 
zones 1-3; or 
(ii) a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.43 
or less with a visible light light-to-solar heat 
gain coefficient of at least 1.1 and a U-fac-
tor of 0.40 or less as installed in 2009 
International Energy Conservation Code 
climate zones 4-8. 
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(c) INSTALLATION
COSTS.—Measures described in 
paragraphs (1) through (13) of subsection (b) shall include 
expenditures for labor and other installation-related costs, 
including venting system modification and condensate dis-
posal, properly allocable to the onsite preparation, assem-
bly, or original installation of the component. 
(d) AMOUNT OF REBATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) through (4), the amount of a rebate pro-
vided under subsection (a) shall be $1,000 per meas-
ure for the installation of energy savings measures de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(2) HIGHER REBATE AMOUNT.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), the amount of a rebate pro-
vided under subsection (a) shall be $1,500 per meas-
ure for— 
(A) attic insulation and air sealing de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1) or (2); and 
(B) wall insulation described in subsection 
(b)(4). 
(3) LOWER REBATE AMOUNT.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), the amount of a rebate pro-
vided under subsection (a) shall be— 
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(A) $125 per door for the installation of up 
to a maximum of 2 Energy Star doors described 
in subsection (b)(7) for each home; 
(B) $250 for a maximum of 1 natural gas 
or propane storage water heater described in sub-
section (b)(11)(C) for each home; 
(C) $250 for rim joist insulation described 
in subsection (b)(5)(B); 
(D) $50 for each storm window described in 
subsection (b)(12), with a minimum of 5 storm 
windows and a maximum of 12; 
(E) $250 each for a maximum of 4 electric 
tankless water heaters described in subsection 
(b)(11)(F) for each home; and 
(F) $500 for window film described in sub-
section (b)(13). 
(4) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount of re-
bates provided for a home under this section shall not 
exceed the lower of— 
(A) $3,000; 
(B) 50 percent of the total cost of the in-
stalled measures; or 
(C) if the Secretary finds that the net value 
to the homeowner of the rebates, as a function of 
the discount the contractor or vendor provides to 
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the homeowner for the installed measures, is less 
than the amount of the rebates, the actual net 
value to the homeowner. 
(e) VERIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF WORK.— 
(1) REIMBURSEMENT.—On submission of a 
claim by a rebate aggregator to the Federal Rebate 
Processing System, the Secretary shall provide reim-
bursement to the rebate aggregator for energy-effi-
ciency measures installed in a home, subject to para-
graphs (2) and (3). 
(2) VERIFICATION.— 
(A) 
PERCENTAGE
OF
RETROFITS 
VERIFIED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), not less than— 
(I) 20 percent of the retrofits per-
formed by each qualified contractor 
under this section with respect to a re-
bate described in subsection (a) shall be 
randomly subject to field verification 
by an independent quality assurance 
provider of all work associated with the 
retrofit; and 
(II) in the case of a qualified con-
tractor that uses a certified workforce, 
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10 percent of the retrofits performed by 
that contractor under this section with 
respect to a rebate described in sub-
section (a) shall be randomly subject to 
field verification by an independent 
quality assurance provider of all work 
associated with the retrofit. 
(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—In the case of a 
qualified contractor whose previous retrofit 
work— 
(I) the Secretary has found to fail 
to comply with the requirements of this 
section, the Secretary may establish a 
higher percentage of the retrofits per-
formed by that contractor under this 
section with respect to a rebate de-
scribed in subsection (a) to be subject 
to field verification by an independent 
quality assurance provider; and 
(II) the Secretary has found to 
successfully comply with the require-
ments of this section, the Secretary 
may establish a lower percentage of the 
retrofits performed by that contractor 
under this section with respect to a re-
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bate described in subsection (a) to be 
subject to field verification by an inde-
pendent quality assurance provider. 
(B) HOMEOWNER
COMPLAINT.—A home-
owner may make a complaint under the quality 
assurance program that compliance with the 
quality assurance requirements of this title has 
not been achieved. The quality assurance pro-
gram shall provide that, upon receiving such a 
complaint, an independent quality assurance 
provider shall conduct field verification on the 
retrofit work performed by the contractor. 
Verifications under this subparagraph shall be in 
addition to those conducted under subparagraph 
(A), and shall be corrected in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
(3) CORRECTION.—Rebates under subsection (a) 
shall be made subject to the following conditions: 
(A) The installed measures will comply 
with the specifications and quality standards 
under this section if a field verification by a 
quality assurance provider finds that corrective 
work is needed. Such compliance shall be 
achieved by the installing accredited contractor 
not later than 14 days after the date of notifica-
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