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42 U.S.C. § 8236a — Technical assistance

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42 U.S.C. § 8236a — Technical assistance

Not later than 2 years after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall establish a program to provide technical assistance to State and local organizations to encourage the adoption of and use of residential energy efficiency rating systems consistent with the voluntary guidelines issued under [section 8236 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section8236&num=0&edition=prelim).

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42 U.S.C. § 8236 — Voluntary rating guidelines

**(a) In general** Not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, representatives of existing home energy rating programs, and other appropriate persons, shall, by rule, issue voluntary guidelines that may be used by State and local governments, utilities, builders, real estate agents, lenders, agencies in mortgage markets, and others, to enable and encourage the assignment of energy efficiency ratings to residential buildings. **(b) Contents of guidelines** The voluntary guidelines issued under subsection (a) shall— (1) encourage uniformity with regard to systems for rating the annual energy efficiency of residential buildings; (2) establish protocols and procedures for— (A) certification of the technical accuracy of building energy analysis tools used to determine energy efficiency ratings; (B) training of personnel conducting energy efficiency ratings; (C) data collection and reporting; (D) quality control; and (E) monitoring and evaluation; (3) encourage consistency with, and support for, the uniform plan for Federal energy efficient mortgages, including that developed under section 946 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ([42 U.S.C. 12712](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12712&num=0&edition=prelim) note) and pursuant to sections 105 and 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992; (4) provide that rating systems take into account local climate conditions and construction practices, solar energy collected on-site, and the benefits of peak load shifting construction practices, and not discriminate among fuel types; and (5) establish procedures to ensure that residential

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42 U.S.C. § 8236a — Technical assistance

Page 7547 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 8236a approved under section 8235a(a) of this title; and (4) if the Secretary determines that it is ap- propriate, an analysis of the impact of expand- ing the approval of plans under section 8235a(a) of this title to establish prototype res- idential energy efficiency programs, and the provision of financial assistance to such pro- grams, on a national basis and an assessment of the alternative methods by which such an expansion could be accomplished. (Pub. L. 95–619, title II, § 268, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 562, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 750.) § 8235h. Revoking approval of plans and termi- nating financial assistance The Secretary shall revoke the approval of any plan under section 8235a(a) of this title for the establishment of a prototype residential en- ergy efficiency program, and shall terminate the provision of financial assistance under section 8235a(c) of this title to carry out such plan, if the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Federal Trade Commission and after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, that carrying out such plan— (1) causes unfair methods of competition; (2) has a substantial adverse effect on com- petition in the portion of the service area of the public utility designated by the contract entered into under the plan; or (3) provides a supplier or contractor of en- ergy conservation measures with an unreason- ably large share of the contracts for the sup- ply or installation of such measures under such plan in the service area of the public util- ity designated by the contract entered into under such plan. (Pub. L. 95–619, title II, § 269, as added Pub. L. 96–294, title V, § 562, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 751.) § 8235i. Authorization of appr

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