(a)   The Administration shall administer a home buyer assistance program
that:
    (1)   assists home buyers to receive low-interest mortgage loans, with down
payment and closing cost assistance options, for the purchase of homes
near their place of employment; and
    (2)   coordinates with, and matches where appropriate, similar programs
offered by private employers and county and municipal governments so as
to maximize the total amount that home buyers can receive under the
program.
  (b)   With reference to loans under this program, the Administration shall:
    (1)   allow home buyers to utilize the loans for the purchase of newly
constructed or existing homes; and
    (2)   require a home purchased under this program to be occupied by the home
buyer as a principal residence.
  (c)   The Administration shall facilitate the marketing of the program with
private employers and county and municipal governments, and, where
appropriate, other units of State government and nonprofit
organizations.
  (d)   The Administration shall adopt regulations to implement the program
established under this section.
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