(3) LOWER REBATE AMOUNT.—Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (4), the amount of a rebate pro-
vided under subsection (a) shall be— 
(A) $125 per door for the installation of 
up to a maximum of 2 Energy Star doors de-
scribed in subsection (b)(7) for each home; 
(B) $250 for a maximum of 1 natural gas 
or propane storage water heater described in 
subsection (b)(10)(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)(11), with a minimum of 5 
storm windows and a maximum of 12; and 
(E) $250 each for a maximum of 4 electric 
tankless water heaters described in subsection 
(b)(10)(F) for each home. 
(4) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The total amount of 
rebates 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 
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function of the discount the contractor or ven-
dor provides to the homeowner for the installed 
measures, is less than the amount of the re-
bates, 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 
performed by each qualified con-
tractor under this section with respect 
to a rebate described in subsection (a) 
shall be randomly subject to field 
verification by an independent quality 
assurance provider of all work associ-
ated with the retrofit; and 
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(II) in the case of a qualified 
contractor that always uses a certified 
workforce, 10 percent of the retrofits 
performed by that contractor under 
this section with respect to a rebate 
described in subsection (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 or the State has 
found to fail to comply with the re-
quirements of this section, the Sec-
retary may establish a higher percent-
age of the retrofits performed by that 
contractor under this section with re-
spect to a rebate described in sub-
section (a) to be subject to field 
verification by an independent quality 
assurance provider; and 
(II) the Secretary or the State 
has found to successfully comply with 
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