Using “Lessons Learned” From the Pandemic Relief Programs, Which Suffered Substantial Fraud Losses to Protect the $4.257 Billion Made Available Under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates Program

"Continue developing a comprehensive fraud prevention plan for the Home Rebates Program, incorporating lessons learned during program execution. This plan should include, at a minimum:

a. Requirements for collecting, analyzing, and using data, per PRAC best practices;
b. Establishing an information-sharing framework to utilize existing Federal databases and other resources that addresses the inevitable State and cross-State fraud schemes; and
c. Validating Applicant income self-certification claims prior to issuing rebate payments."