text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteer First Responder Housing 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Bona fide volunteer; eligible employer; qualified 
          services.--The terms ``bona fide volunteer'', ``eligible 
          employer'', and ``qualified services'' have the meanings given 
          those terms in section 457(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
          1986.
              (2) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
          meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
          Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
              (3) Qualified volunteer first responder.--The term 
          ``qualified volunteer first responder'' means any individual 
          who--
                      (A) is a bona fide volunteer performing qualified 
                  services for an eligible employer;
                      (B) has volunteered for not less than 2 continuous 
                  years for an eligible employer;
                      (C) during each of the 2 years described in 
                  subparagraph (B)--
                              (i) met the minimum requirements for active 
                          membership established by the eligible 
                          employer; or
                              (ii) if the eligible employer did not 
                          establish minimum requirements, volunteered for 
                          not less than 200 hours; and
                      (D) is certified as a firefighter or other 
                  responder in the State, unit of general local 
                  government, or Indian tribe in which the individual is 
                  serving as volunteer.
  
  SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING GUARANTEED LOAN 
                PROGRAM.
  
      (a) In General.--A qualified volunteer first responder who submits 
  to the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the 
  ``Secretary'') a verification letter in accordance with subsection (b) 
  shall be eligible for a verified adjustment in annual income under 
  section 3555.152(c) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
  successor regulations), in the amount of $18,000.
      (b) Verification Letter.--To be eligible for a verified deduction 
  under subsection (a), 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 
  volunteers, which shall--
              (1) include the date on which the qualified volunteer first 
          responder joined the eligible employer as a volunteer;
              (2) attest to the Secretary that the qualified volunteer 
          first responder--
                      (A) continuously served as a volunteer for the 
                  eligible employer during the 2-year period preceding 
                  the date of the verification letter; and
                      (B) during each of the 2 years described in 
                  subparagraph (A)--
                              (i) met the minimum requirements for active 
                          membership established by the eligible 
                          employer; or
                              (ii) if the eligible employer did not 
                          establish minimum requirements, volunteered for 
                          not less than 200 hours; and
              (3) include a copy of the certification of the qualified 
          volunteer first responder as a firefighter or other responder 
          in the State, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe 
          in which the individual served as a volunteer.
  
  SEC. 4. GOOD NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR SALES PROGRAM.
  
      (a) Definitions.--In this section:
              (1) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
          Department of Housing and Urban Development.
              (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Housing and Urban Development.
      (b) Amendments.--The Secretary shall amend--
              (1) section 291.530 of title 24, Code of Federal 
          Regulations, to provide that a qualified volunteer first 
          responder qualifies as a firefighter or emergency medical 
          technician for purposes of the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales 
          Program of the Department; and
              (2) section 291.515 of title 24, Code of Federal 
          Regulations, to provide that, to qualify to purchase a home 
          through the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program of the 
          Department, 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 volunteers, which shall--
                      (A) include the date on which the qualified 
                  volunteer first responder joined the eligible employer 
                  as a volunteer;
                      (B) attest to the Secretary that the qualified 
                  volunteer first responder--
                              (i) continuously served as a volunteer for 
                          the eligible employer during the 2-year period 
                          preceding the date of the verification letter; 
                          and
                              (ii) during each of the 2 years described 
                          in clause (i)--
                                      (I) met the minimum requirements 
                                  for active membership established by 
                                  the eligible employer; or
                                      (II) if the eligible employer did 
                                  not establish minimum requirements, 
                                  volunteered for not less than 200 
                                  hours; and
                      (C) include a copy of the certification of the 
                  qualified volunteer first responder as a firefighter or 
                  other responder in the State, unit of general local 
                  government, or Indian tribe in which the individual 
                  served as a volunteer.
target: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act This bill expands eligibility for assistance under&nbsp;the Department of Agriculture Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program with respect to qualified volunteer first responders. 
feat_title: Volunteer First Responder Housing Act