Sec. 103. Standards program
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Section 415 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6865 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Effective beginning January 1, 2015, to be eligible to carry out weatherization using funds made available under this part, a contractor shall be selected through a competitive bidding process and be— accredited by the Building Performance Institute; an Energy Smart Home Performance Team accredited under the Residential Energy Services Network; or accredited by an equivalent accreditation or program accreditation-based State certification program approved by the Secretary.
To be eligible to receive a grant under section 414C, a covered organization (as defined in section 414C(b)) shall use a crew chief who— is certified or accredited in accordance with paragraph (1); and supervises the work performed with grant funds. A volunteer who performs work for a covered organization that receives a grant under section 414C shall not be required to be certified under this subsection if the volunteer is not directly installing or repairing mechanical equipment or other items that require skilled labor.
The Secretary shall use training and technical assistance funds available to the Secretary to assist covered organizations under section 414C in providing training to obtain certification required under this subsection, including provisional or temporary certification. Effective beginning October 1, 2015, the Secretary shall ensure that— each retrofit for which weatherization assistance is provided under this part meets minimum efficiency and quality of work standards established by the Secretary after weatherization of a dwelling unit; at least 10 percent of the dwelling units are randomly inspected by a third party accredited under this subsection to ensure compliance with the minimum efficiency and quality of work standards established under subparagraph (A); and the standards established under this subsection meet or exceed the industry standards for home performance work that are in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection, as determined by the Secretary. .
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