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tions conducted with respect to a home as part 
of a whole-home retrofit by an accredited con-
tractor under this section shall be subject to 
random field verification by an independent 
quality assurance provider at a rate of— 
(i) 15 percent; or 
(ii) in the case of work performed by 
an accredited contractor using a certified 
workforce, 10 percent. 
(B) VERIFICATION
NOT
REQUIRED.—A 
home shall not be subject to field verification 
under subparagraph (A) if— 
(i) a post-retrofit home energy rating 
is conducted by an entity that is an eligible 
certifier in accordance with— 
(I) RESNET Publication No. 
06–001 (or a successor publication 
approved by the Secretary); 
(II) a State-certified equivalent 
rating network, as specified in IRS 
Notice 2008–35; or 
(III) a HERS rating system re-
quired by the law of the State in 
which the home is located; 
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(ii) the eligible certifier is independent 
of the accredited contractor in accordance 
with RESNET Publication No. 06–001 (or 
a successor publication approved by the 
Secretary); and 
(iii) 
the 
rating 
includes 
field 
verification of all measures for which re-
bates are being provided. 
(C) HOMEOWNER COMPLAINT.—Not later 
than 1 year after completion of a project for 
which rebates are sought, a homeowner may 
make a complaint under the quality assurance 
program that compliance with the quality assur-
ance requirements of this title has not been 
achieved. The quality assurance program 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). 
(D) ACCESS TO HOME.—In order to be eli-
gible for a rebate, a homeowner shall agree to 
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permit such access to the home, upon reason-
able notice and at a mutually convenient time, 
as is necessary to verify and correct retrofit 
work. 
(3) CORRECTION.—Rebates under this section 
shall be made subject to the following conditions: 
(A) If a field verification by an inde-
pendent quality assurance provider finds that 
corrective work is needed, the accredited con-
tractor will correct the work so the installed 
measures comply with manufacturer and appli-
cable code standards, and reasonably deter-
mined energy savings projections indicate com-
pliance with the specifications and quality 
standards under this title. Such compliance 
shall be achieved not later than 14 days after 
the date of notification of a defect pursuant to 
a warranty, provided at no additional cost to 
the homeowner. 
(B) A subsequent quality assurance visit 
shall be conducted to evaluate the remedy not 
later than 7 days after notification that the de-
fect has been corrected. 
(C) The quality assurance provider shall 
notify the contractor of the disposition of such 
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