Sec. 10. Quality assurance program
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As part of a grant application described in section 9(b), a State or Indian tribe shall submit to the Secretary a plan to implement a quality assurance program that covers all federally assisted residential efficiency retrofit work administered, supervised, or sponsored by the State or Indian tribe. The State or Indian tribe shall— develop a quality assurance program in consultation with industry stakeholders, including representatives of efficiency program managers, contractors, and environmental, energy efficiency, and labor organizations; and implement the quality assurance program not later than 180 days after receipt of a grant under section 9.
The quality assurance program established under this section shall include— maintenance of a list of qualified contractors authorized to perform such retrofit work as described in section 4; and non-binding targets and realistic plans for— the recruitment of small minority-owned or women-owned business enterprises; and the employment of graduates of training programs that primarily serve low-income populations with a median income that is below 200 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) ), including any revision required by that section) by participating contractors.
If the Secretary determines that a State or Indian tribe has not taken the steps required under this section, the Secretary shall provide to the State or Indian tribe a period of at least 90 days to comply before suspending the participation of the State or Indian tribe in the program.
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