,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #e1 #bjai,ms4 
,baldw9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4    
,rob]ts1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 & ,mr4 ,te/]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to exp& eligibility = c]ta9    
h\s+ programs = qualifi$ volunte] fir/  
respond]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,volunte] ,fir/         
,respond] ,h\s+ ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,bona fide volunte]2  
eligible employ]2 qualifi$ s]vices ,!   
t]ms bona fide volunte]1 eligible       
employ]1 & qualifi$ s]vices h ! mean+s  
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #deg7;e7 ( !     
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7#b7   
,indian tribe ,! t]m ,indian tribe has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( !      
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#c7 ,qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond] ,!
 t]m qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond]    

means any individual :o-- 7,a7 is a bona
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an eligible employ]2  7,b7 has volunte]$
 = n less ?an #b cont9u\s ye>s = an     
eligible employ]2  7,c7 dur+ ea* ( ! #b 
ye>s describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7--  7i7 
met ! m9imum requirem5ts = active       
memb]%ip e/abli%$ by ! eligible employ]2
 or  7ii7 if ! eligible employ] did n   
e/abli% m9imum requirem5ts1 volunte]$ = 
n less ?an #bjj h\rs2 &  7,d7 is c]tifi$
 z a firefight] or o!r respond] 9 !     
,/ate1 unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 or  
,indian tribe 9 :i* ! individual is s]v+
 z volunte]4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t (           
,agriculture ,s+le ,family ,h\s+        
,gu>ante$ ,loan ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,a qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond] :o   
submits to ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
a v]ification lett] 9 accordance )      
subsection 7b7 %all be eligible = a     
v]ifi$ adju/m5t 9 annual income "u      
section #ceee4aeb7;c7 ( title #g1 ,code 
( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or successor     

regulations71 9 ! am\nt ( #ah1jjj4  7b7 
,v]ification lett] ,to be eligible = a  
v]ifi$ d$uction "u subsection 7a71 a    
qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond] %all    
submit to ! ,secret>y a v]ification     
lett] f ! head ( ! eligible employ] =   
:i* ! qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond]   
volunte]s1 :i* %all--  7#a7 include !   
date on :i* ! qualifi$ volunte] fir/    
respond] jo9$ ! eligible employ] z a    
volunte]2  7#b7 atte/ to ! ,secret>y t !
 qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond]-- 7,a7 
cont9u\sly s]v$ z a volunte] = !        
eligible employ] dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod    
prec$+ ! date ( ! v]ification lett]2 &  
7,b7 dur+ ea* ( ! #b ye>s describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 met ! m9imum     
requirem5ts = active memb]%ip e/abli%$  
by ! eligible employ]2 or  7ii7 if !    
eligible employ] did n e/abli% m9imum   
requirem5ts1 volunte]$ = n less ?an #bjj
 h\rs2 &  7#c7 include a copy ( !       
c]tification ( ! qualifi$ volunte] fir/ 
respond] z a firefight] or o!r respond] 
9 ! ,/ate1 unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 

or ,indian tribe 9 :i* ! individual s]v$
 z a volunte]4  #d4 ,good ,neighbor     
,next ,door ,sales ,program  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4 
7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t4 
7b7 ,am5dm5ts ,! ,secret>y %all am5d--  
7#a7 section #bia4ecj ( title #bd1 ,code
 ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 to provide t a  
qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond]         
qualifies z a firefight] or em]g5cy     
m$ical te*nician = purposes ( ! ,good   
,neighbor ,next ,door ,sales ,program ( 
! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 section #bia4eae ( 
title #bd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
to provide t1 to qualify to pur*ase a   
home ?r\gh ! ,good ,neighbor ,next ,door
 ,sales ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 a       
qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond] %all    
submit to ! ,secret>y a v]ification     
lett] f ! head ( ! eligible employ] =   
:i* ! qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond]   
volunte]s1 :i* %all--  7,a7 include !   

date on :i* ! qualifi$ volunte] fir/    
respond] jo9$ ! eligible employ] z a    
volunte]2  7,b7 atte/ to ! ,secret>y t !
 qualifi$ volunte] fir/ respond]-- 7i7  
cont9u\sly s]v$ z a volunte] = !        
eligible employ] dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod    
prec$+ ! date ( ! v]ification lett]2 &  
7ii7 dur+ ea* ( ! #b ye>s describ$ 9    
clause 7i7-- 7,i7 met ! m9imum          
requirem5ts = active memb]%ip e/abli%$  
by ! eligible employ]2 or  7,,ii7 if !  
eligible employ] did n e/abli% m9imum   
requirem5ts1 volunte]$ = n less ?an #bjj
 h\rs2 &  7,c7 include a copy ( !       
c]tification ( ! qualifi$ volunte] fir/ 
respond] z a firefight] or o!r respond] 
9 ! ,/ate1 unit ( g5]al local gov]nm5t1 
or ,indian tribe 9 :i* ! individual s]v$
 z a volunte]4