Sec. 956. ELIGIBILITY UNDER FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 956 ELIGIBILITY UNDER FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS **[**[42 U.S.C. 12713](/us/usc/t42/s12713)**]** ###
(a)Eligibility of Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents for Federal Assistance for First-Time Homebuyers ####
(1)Displaced homemakers No individual who is a displaced homemaker may be denied eligibility under any Federal program to assist first-time homebuyers on the basis that the individual, while a homemaker, owned a home with his or her spouse or resided in a home owned by the spouse. ####
(2)Single parents No individual who is a single parent may be denied eligibility under any Federal program to assist first-time homebuyers on the basis that the individual, while married, owned a home with his or her spouse or resided in a home owned by the spouse. ###
(b)Definitions For purposes of this section: ####
(1)Displaced homemaker The term “**displaced homemaker**” means an individual who— #####
(A)is an adult; #####
(B)has not worked full-time, full-year in the labor force for a number of years but has, during such years, worked primarily without remuneration to care for the home and family; and #####
(C)is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. ####
(2)First-time homebuyer The term “**first-time homebuyer**” means an individual who has never, or has not during a specified period of time, had any present ownership interest in a principal residence. ####
(3)Single parent The term “**single parent**” means an individual who— #####
(A)is unmarried or legally separated from a spouse; and #####
(B)######
(i)has 1 or more minor children for whom the individual has custody or joint custody; or ######
(ii)is pregnant. ###
(c)Applicability This section shall apply to any Federal program to assist first-time homebuyers, unless the program is exempted from this section by a statute that amends this subsection or explicitly refers to this subsection. * * * * * * *
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ELIGIBILITY UNDER FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS
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