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.
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.
For purposes of this section:
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.
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.
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.
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.
(Pub. L. 101–625, title IX, §956, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4421.)
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