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 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4421 "(B) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee for such services; and "(3) is not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work. ". (b) PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 ASSISTANCE.— Section 12 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437j) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC. 12."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(b) Subsection (a) and the provisions relating to wages (pursuant to subsection (a)) in any contract for loans, annual contributions, sale, or lease pursuant to this Act, shall not apply to any individual that— "(1) performs services for which the individual volunteered; "(2)(A) does not receive compensation for such services; or "(B) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee for such services; and "(3) is not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work.". (c) ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED HOUSING.—Section 202(c)(3) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(3)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(A)" after the paragraph designation; (2) by striking "; but the Secretary and all that follows and inserting a period; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any individual that— "(i) performs services for which the individual volunteered; "(iiXD does not receive compensation for such services; or "(II) is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee for such services; and "(iii) is not otherwise employed at any time in the construction work.". (d) APPLICABILITY.— The amendments made by this section shall 42 USC I437j apply to any volunteer services provided before, on, or after the date "°^- of the enactment of this Act, except that such amendments may not be construed to require the repayment of any wages psiid before the date of the enactment of this Act for services provided before such date. SEC. 956. ELIGIBILITY UNDER FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAMS. 42 USC 12713. (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

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