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This bill, the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, aims to expand eligibility for certain housing programs for qualified volunteer first responders. The key provisions are: 1. It defines a "qualified volunteer first responder" as an individual who is a bona fide volunteer providing qualified services for an eligible employer, has continuously served as a volunteer for at least 2 years, and is certified as a firefighter or other first responder in their state, political subdivision, or Indian tribe. 2. It allows qualified volunteer first responders to receive a deduction of $18,000 in their annual income when applying for the USDA's Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program. 3. It makes qualified volunteer first responders eligible to participate in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program and similar programs that offer discounted home prices to firefighters and emergency medical technicians, provided they commit to continue volunteering for at least 1 year after the home purchase.

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