[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6716 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6716

  To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access 
 hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2020

  Mr. Golden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Act to include certain critical access 
 hospitals in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN THE PAYCHECK 
              PROTECTION PROGRAM.

    Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(a)(36)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
                            ``(vii) Inclusion of critical access 
                        hospitals.--During the covered period, any 
                        nonprofit organization that is a critical 
                        access hospital (as defined in section 1861(mm) 
                        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        1395x(mm))) shall be eligible to receive a 
                        covered loan, regardless of the status of such 
                        a hospital as a debtor in a case under chapter 
                        11 of title 11, United States Code, or the 
                        status of any debts owed by such a hospital to 
                        the Federal Government.''.
                                 <all>