(B) was constructed before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(12) HOME
STAR
LOAN
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Home Star Loan Program’’ means the Home Star 
Energy Efficiency Loan Program established under 
section 111. 
(13) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the In-
dian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(14) NATIONAL HOME PERFORMANCE COUNCIL.— 
The term ‘‘National Home Performance Council’’ 
means the National Home Performance Council, Inc. 
(15) NATURAL GAS UTILITY.—The term ‘‘natural 
gas utility’’ means any person or State agency that 
transports, distributes, or sells natural gas at retail, 
including nonregulated utilities and utilities that are 
subject to State regulation. 
(16) 
QUALIFIED
CONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified contractor’’ means a residential energy effi-
ciency contractor meeting minimum applicable re-
quirements as determined under section 101(c). 
(17) QUALITY
ASSURANCE
FRAMEWORK.—The 
term ‘‘quality assurance framework’’ means a policy 
structure adopted by a State to develop high stand-
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ards for ensuring quality in ongoing energy efficiency 
retrofit activities in which the State has a role, in-
cluding operation of the quality assurance program, 
while creating significant employment opportunities, 
in particular for targeted workers. 
(18) QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘quality assur-
ance program’’ means a program authorized 
under this Act to oversee the delivery of home ef-
ficiency retrofit programs to ensure that work is 
performed in accordance with standards and cri-
teria established under this Act. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—For purposes of subpara-
graph (A), delivery of retrofit programs includes 
field inspections required under this Act, with 
the consent of participating consumers and with-
out delaying rebate payments to participating 
contractors and vendors. 
(19) QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVIDER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘quality assur-
ance provider’’ means any entity that is author-
ized pursuant to this Act to perform field inspec-
tions and other measures required to confirm the 
compliance of retrofit work with the require-
ments of this Act. 
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(B) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—To be 
considered a quality assurance provider under 
this paragraph, an entity shall be certified 
through— 
(i) the International Code Council; 
(ii) the BPI; 
(iii) the RESNET; 
(iv) a State; 
(v) a State-approved residential energy 
efficiency retrofit program; or 
(vi) any other entity designated for 
such purpose by the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator. 
(20) REBATE AGGREGATOR.—The term ‘‘rebate 
aggregator’’ means an entity that meets the require-
ments of section 102. 
(21) RESNET.—The term ‘‘RESNET’’ means 
the Residential Energy Services Network. 
(22) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(23) SILVER
STAR
HOME
ENERGY
RETROFIT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Silver Star Home Energy Ret-
rofit Program’’ means the Silver Star Home Energy 
Retrofit Program established under section 103. 
(24) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
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