Retrofit Program rebate shall be awarded, subject to the 
maximum amount limitations under subsection (d)(4), to 
participating contractors and vendors, to reimburse them 
for discounts provided to the owner of the home for the 
retrofit work, for the installation of energy savings meas-
ures— 
(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, in ac-
cordance 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 
of the DOE or EPA thermal bypass checklist or 
other procedures approved by the Secretary; 
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(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; and 
(D) cover at least— 
(i) 100 percent of an accessible attic; 
or 
(ii) 75 percent of a total conditioned 
space floor area. 
(3) Duct seal or replacement that— 
(A) is installed in accordance with BPI 
standards or other procedures approved by the 
Secretary; and 
(B) in the case of duct replacement, re-
places at least 50 percent of a distribution sys-
tem of the home. 
(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; and 
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(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 skylights, or 75 percent of the 
exterior windows and skylights in a home, whichever 
is less, with windows or skylights that— 
(A) are certified by the National Fenestra-
tion Rating Council; and 
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(B) comply with criteria applicable to win-
dows and skylights under section 25(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(7) Door replacement that replaces at least 1 
exterior door with doors that comply with criteria 
applicable to doors under section 25(c) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(8)(A) Heating system replacement of— 
(i) a natural gas or propane furnace with 
a furnace that has an AFUE rating of 92 or 
greater; 
(ii) a natural gas or propane boiler with a 
boiler that has an AFUE rating of 90 or great-
er; 
(iii) an oil furnace with a furnace that has 
an AFUE rating of 86 or greater and that uses 
an electrically commutated blower motor; 
(iv) an oil boiler with a boiler that has an 
AFUE rating of 86 or greater and that has 
temperature reset or thermal purge controls; or 
(v) a wood or wood pellet furnace, boiler, 
or stove, if— 
(I) the new system— 
(aa) meets at least 75 percent of 
the heating demands of the home; 
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