(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
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
visit not later than 7 days after the date of the 
visit. 
(f) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine whether information submitted to the Federal 
Rebate Processing System with respect to a rebate 
was complete, and on the basis of that information 
and other information available to the Secretary, 
shall determine whether the requirements of this sec-
tion were met in all respects. 
(2) INCORRECT PAYMENT.—On a determination 
of the Secretary under paragraph (1) that a pay-
ment was made incorrectly to a party, or that suffi-
cient information was not submitted to the Federal 
Rebate Processing System to enable such determina-
tion, the Secretary may— 
(A) recoup the amount of the incorrect 
payment; or 
(B) withhold the amount of the incorrect 
payment from a payment made to the party 
pursuant to a subsequent request. 
(g) ACCREDITATION SCHOLARSHIPS.—The Secretary 
may provide up to 0.3 percent of the funding available 
for carrying out this section for need-based scholarships 
to individuals to enable them to qualify as accredited con-
tractors. In providing such scholarships, the Secretary 
shall factor in the number of accredited contractors in the 
State and their proportion to the State’s population. 
(h) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, en-
ergy savings measures shall not include the installation or 
replacement of pool heaters. 
SEC. 105. QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
(a) QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—States that elect to carry 
out a quality assurance program pursuant to sub-
section (b) shall plan, develop, and implement a 
quality assurance framework. The Secretary shall 
promptly solicit the submission of model State qual-
ity assurance framework plans consistent with the 
requirements of this section and, not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
approve one or more such model plans that incor-
porate nationally consistent high standards for op-
tional use by States. Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, each State elect-
ing to develop a quality assurance framework shall 
submit its plan to the Secretary, who shall then ap-
prove or reject such plan within 30 days, providing 
a detailed statement of deficiencies if the plan is re-