,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1   
and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
expand eligibility for certain housing  
programs for qualified volunteer first  
responders4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,volunteer ,first  
,responder ,housing ,act4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,bona  
fide volunteer2 eligible employer2      
qualified services ,the terms bona fide 
volunteer1 eligible employer1 and       
qualified services have the meanings    
given those terms in section #deg7;e7 of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 
7#b7 ,indian ,tribe ,the term ,indian   
,tribe has the meaning given the term   
,indian tribe in section #eja7;b7 of the
 ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#adga7;b774  7#c7 ,qualified volunteer  

first responder ,the term qualified     
volunteer first responder means any     
individual who-- 7,a7 is a bona fide    
volunteer performing qualified services 
for an eligible employer2  7,b7         
continuously served as a volunteer for  
the eligible employer during the #b-year
 period preceding the date on which the 
individual submits a verification letter
 under section #c7;b7 or #d7;b72  7,c7  
during each of the #b years described in
 subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 met the minimum
 requirements for active membership     
established by the eligible employer2 or
  7ii7 if the eligible employer did not 
establish minimum requirements1         
volunteered for not less than #bjj      
hours2 and  7,d7 is certified as a      
firefighter or other first responder in 
the ,state1 political subdivision of a  
,state1 or jurisdiction of an ,indian   
,tribe in which the individual is       
serving as volunteer4  #c4 ,department  
of ,agriculture ,single ,family ,housing
 ,guaranteed ,loan ,program  7a7 ,in    

general ,a qualified volunteer first    
responder who submits to the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture 7referred to in this    
section as the ,secretary7 a            
verification letter in accordance with  
subsection 7b7 shall be eligible for a  
deduction in annual income under section
 #ceee4aeb7;c7 of title #g1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation71 in the amount of #ah1jjj4  
7b7 ,verification letter ,to be eligible
 for a deduction under subsection 7a71 a
 qualified volunteer first responder    
shall submit to the ,secretary a        
verification letter from the head of the
 eligible employer for which the        
qualified volunteer first responder     
volunteers1 which shall-- 7#a7 include  
the date on which the qualified         
volunteer first responder joined the    
eligible employer as a volunteer2  7#b7 
attest to the ,secretary that the       
qualified volunteer first responder     
meets the requirements under            
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of section  

#b7c72 and  7#c7 include a copy of the  
certification described in section      
#b7c77;,d74  #d4 ,good ,neighbor ,next  
,door ,sales ,program and similar       
programs  7a7 ,eligibility ,a qualified 
volunteer first responder who submits to
 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban  
,development 7referred to in this       
section as the ,secretary7 a            
verification letter in accordance with  
subsection 7b7 shall qualify as a       
firefighter or emergency medical        
technician for purposes of any single   
family property disposition program     
carried out by the ,secretary by        
regulation under section #bjd7;g7 of the
 ,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 
#agaj7;g77 that offers discounted home  
prices to firefighters or emergency     
medical technicians4  7b7 ,verification 
letter ,to qualify to purchase a home   
under a single family property          
disposition program referred to in      
subsection 7a71 a qualified first       
responder shall submit to the ,secretary

 a verification letter from the head of 
the eligible employer for which the     
qualified volunteer first responder     
volunteers1 which shall-- 7#a7 include  
the date on which the qualified         
volunteer first responder joined the    
eligible employer as a volunteer2  7#b7 
attest to the ,secretary that the       
qualified volunteer first responder     
meets the requirements under            
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c7 of section  
#b7c72  7#c7 include a copy of the      
certification described in section      
#b7c77;,d72 and  7#d7 include a         
certification from the qualified        
volunteer first responder of the        
responder's good faith intention to     
continue serving as a volunteer for the 
eligible employer for not less than #a  
year following the date of closing4