,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbd,mrs4
 ,f\%ee 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4   
,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,norton1 &    
,mr4 ,soto7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to e/abli% & c>ry out
 a program to provide rebates = !       
pur*ase & in/allation ( cool ro(        
products4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cool ,ro( ,rebate ,act (  
#bjbd4  #b4 ,cool ro( rebate program    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% & c>ry out a program to provide 
rebates to eligible h\seholds = !       
pur*ase & in/allation ( eligible cool   
ro( products4  7b7 ,rebate am\nt ,!     
am\nt ( a rebate provid$ "u ! program   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be--    
7#a7 ) respect to an eligible cool ro(  
product in/all$ on a l[-slop$ ro(-- 7,a7
 #j4be p] squ>e foot if su* eligible    
cool ro( product has-- 7i7 a m9imum     

#c-ye> ag$ sol> reflectance ( #j4fe & a 
m9imum #c-ye>-ag$ !rmal emittance (     
#j4ge2 or  7ii7 a m9imum #c-ye> ag$     
,sol> ,reflectance ,index ( #gh2 &  7,b7
 #j4ge p] squ>e foot if su* eligible    
cool ro( product has-- 7i7 a m9imum     
#c-ye> ag$ sol> reflectance ( #j4ge & a 
m9imum #c-ye>-ag$ !rmal emittance (     
#j4ge2 or  7ii7 a m9imum #c-ye> ag$     
,sol> ,reflectance ,index ( #ib2 &  7#b7
 ) respect to an eligible cool ro(      
product in/all$ on a /eep-slop$ ro(--   
7,a7 #j4be p] squ>e foot if su* eligible
 cool ro( product has-- 7i7 a m9imum    
#c-ye> ag$ sol> reflectance ( #j4be & a 
m9imum #c-ye>-ag$ !rmal emittance (     
#j4ge2 or  7ii7 a m9imum #c-ye> ag$     
,sol> ,reflectance ,index ( #bc2 &  7,b7
 #j4ge p] squ>e foot if su* eligible    
cool ro( product has-- 7i7 a m9imum     
#c-ye> ag$ sol> reflectance ( #j4dj & a 
m9imum #c-ye>-ag$ !rmal emittance (     
#j4ge2 or  7ii7 a m9imum #c-ye> ag$     
,sol> ,reflectance ,index ( #dc4  7c7   
,comb9+ rebates ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all

 be con/ru$ to prohibit an eligible     
h\sehold f receiv+ any o!r grant1       
rebate1 or o!r f9ancial assi/ance )     
respect to ! same eligible cool ro(     
product = :i* a rebate is provid$ "u !  
program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7d7
 ,t]m9ation date ,! program e/abli%$ "u 
subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate on ,septemb]
 #cj1 #bjbi4  7e7 ,report+ requirem5t ,n
 lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! program       
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 t]m9ates1 !  
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report describ+1 = ea* program          
p>ticipant-- 7#a7 :e!r ! p>ticipant us$ 
! rebate to help retr(it an old ro( or  
in/all a new ro(2  7#b7 if ! p>ticipant 
retr(itt$ an old ro(1 :i* old] ro(      
product ! new eligible cool ro( product 
replac$ or cov]$2 &  7#c7 :at eligible  
cool ro( product ! p>ticipant pur*as$   
us+ ! rebate4  7f7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjbi4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    

,act3 7#a7 #c-ye> ag$ ,! t]m #c-ye> ag$ 
means1 ) respect to sol> reflectance or 
!rmal emittance ( an eligible cool ro(  
product1 ! sol> reflectance or !rmal    
emittance is te/$ aft] complet+ #c ye>s 
( field exposure1 or te/$ aft]          
laboratory exposure t has replicat$ !   
effects ( #c ye>s ( natural exposure if 
! eligible cool ro( product has begun b 
n yet complet$ field exposure1 9        
accordance ) ! mo/ rec5t /&>d issu$ by !
 ,am]ican ,national ,/&>d ,in/itute &   
,cool ,ro( ,rat+ ,c\ncil1 ,s#ajj-bjba4  
7#b7 ,eligible cool ro( product ,! t]m  
eligible cool ro( product means a       
product t has a rat+ f ! ,cool ,ro(     
,rat+ ,c\ncil4  7#c7 ,eligible h\sehold 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! t]m eligible        
h\sehold means an individual or family--
 7i7 resid+ 9 a s+le-family or          
multi-family build+2  7ii7 ! total      
annual income ( :i* is less ?an #bjj    
p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( ! zip code 9   
:i* ! individual or family resides 7z   

report$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban 
,developm5t72 &  7iii7 resid+ 9 a ,,zip 
,code ,tabulation ,area t is 9 ! #ge?   
p]c5tile or high] ( ! ,heat & ,heal?    
,index ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & 
,prev5tion4  7,b7 ,alaska1 ,hawaii1 &   
t]ritories ,) respect to an individual  
or family resid+ 9 ,alaska1 ,hawaii1 or 
a t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 until !   
date t _! respective ,/ate or t]ritory  
is add$ to ! ,heat & ,heal? ,index ( !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 ! t]m eligible h\sehold means t su*    
individual or family-- 7i7 resides 9 a  
s+le-family or multi-family build+2 &   
7ii7 has a total annual income t is less
 ?an #bjj p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( ! zip
 code 9 :i* ! individual or family      
resides 7z report$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t74  7#d7      
,incid5t sol> flux ,! t]m incid5t sol>  
flux means ! sol> p[] p] unit area t    
/rikes a surface4  7#e7 ,l[-slop$ ro( ,!
 t]m l[-slop$ ro( means a ro( ) a slope 
7ratio ( rise to run7 ( #b3ab or less4  

7#f7 ,radiant heat flux ,! t]m radiant  
heat flux means ! radiant p[] p] unit   
area4  7#g7 ,reflect$ sol> flux ,! t]m  
reflect$ sol> flux means ! sol> p[] p]  
unit area reflect$ f a surface4  7#h7   
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#i7 ,sol>         
reflectance ,! t]m sol> reflectance     
means ! ratio ( reflect$ sol> flux to ! 
incid5t sol> flux4  7#aj7 ,sol>         
,reflectance ,index ,! t]m ,sol>        
,reflectance ,index means a calculat$   
value t comb9es sol> reflectance ) !rmal
 emittance into a s+le metric1 9        
accordance ) section #b4b4i4 ( ! ,cool  
,ro( ,rat+ ,c\ncil's ,ro( ,product ,rat+
 ,program ,manual4  7#aa7 ,/eep-slop$   
ro( ,! t]m /eep-slop$ ro( means a ro( ) 
a slope 7ratio ( rise to run7 great] ?an
 #b3ab4  7#ab7 ,!rmal emittance ,! t]m  
!rmal emittance means ! ratio ( !       
radiant heat flux emitt$ by a mat]ial   
te/$ at a temp]ature ne> #cjj kelv94