[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 42 (Friday, March 5, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1376-S1377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1346. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden, 
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy, 
and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

        At the end of section 5005, add the following:
       (c) Adding Small Event Space Operators to the Shuttered 
     Venue Operator Grant Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 324(a) of the Economic Aid to 
     Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title 
     III of division N of Public Law 116-260) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``a 
     small event space operator,'' after ``theatre operator,'';
       (II) in clause (i)--

       (aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting 
     ``the small event space operator,'' after ``theatre 
     operator,'';
       (bb) in subclause (I), by inserting ``a small event space 
     operator,'' after ``theatre operator,''; and
       (cc) in subclause (II)--
       (AA) by inserting ``(aa)'' before ``has gross'';
       (BB) in item (aa), as so designated, by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
       (CC) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(bb) with respect to a small event space operator, has 
     gross revenue during the first, second, third, or fourth 
     quarter in 2020 that demonstrates not less than a 70 percent 
     reduction from gross revenue of the small event space 
     operator during the same quarter in 2019;'';
       (III) in clause (ii)--

       (aa) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (bb) in subclause (IV), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (cc) by adding at the end the following:

       ``(V) the small event space operator is or intends to 
     resume hosting the special events described in paragraph 
     (11);''; and
       (IV) in clause (vi)--

       (aa) in subclause (I)--
       (AA) in the matter preceding item (aa), by inserting ``the 
     small event space operator,'' after ``theatre operator,''; 
     and
       (BB) in item (bb), by inserting ``the small event space 
     operator,'' after ``theatre operator,''; and
       (bb) in subclause (II)--
       (AA) in the matter preceding item (aa), by inserting ``the 
     small event space operator,'' after ``theatre operator,''; 
     and
       (BB) by inserting ``small event spaces,'' after 
     ``theatres,'' each place that term appears; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``small event space 
     operator,'' after ``theatre operator,'' each place that term 
     appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) Small event space operator.--The term `small event 
     space operator'--
       ``(A) means an individual or entity that--
       ``(i) operates not fewer than 1 private event space that 
     may be reserved for special events; and
       ``(ii) employs not more than 10 full-time employees; and
       ``(B) includes an individual or entity described in 
     subparagraph (A) that--
       ``(i) operates for profit;
       ``(ii) is a nonprofit organization; or
       ``(iii) is a corporation, limited liability company, or 
     partnership or operated as a sole proprietorship.''.
       (2) Maximum initial grant amount for small event space 
     operators.--Section 324(c)(1) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit 
     Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of 
     division N of Public Law 116-260) is amended--

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       (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``(or, with 
     respect to a small event space operator, gross revenue)'' 
     after ``revenue'' each place that term appears; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Application to small event space operators.--A small 
     event space operator may not receive grants under subsection 
     (b)(2) in a total amount that is more than $150,000.''.
       (3) Cap on appropriations.--Of amounts appropriated under 
     subsection (a) to carry out section 324 of the Economic Aid 
     to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 
     (title III of division N of Public Law 116-260), not more 
     than $500,000,000 may be used to provide grants under that 
     section to small event space operators, as defined in such 
     section 324(a).
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