; (2) 5 percent of the amount if the amount is $225,000,000 or more but less than $260,000,000; and (3) 10 percent of the amount if the amount is $260,000,000 or more. . (c) Standards program Section 415 of the Energy Conservation and Production Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6865 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Standards program (1) Contractor qualification Effective beginning January 1, 2017, 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— (A) accredited by the Building Performance Institute; (B) an Energy Smart Home Performance Team accredited under the Residential Energy Services Network; or (C) accredited by an equivalent accreditation or program accreditation-based State certification program approved by the Secretary. (2) Grants for energy retrofit model programs (A) In general 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— (i) is certified or accredited in accordance with paragraph (1)