,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act to    
e/abli% rules = fran*isee eligibility = 
f9ancial assi/ance "u c]ta9 small       
bus9ess programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fran*ise ,f9anc+  
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4          
,eligibility = f9ancial assi/ance       
,section #b ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7k7 ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all make f9ancial         
assi/ance available to fran*isees "u ?is
 ,act or titles ,,iii & ,v ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aieh if !    
fran*isee is n affiliat$ ) ! fran*isor  
pursuant to section #c ( ?is ,act4  4   
#c4 ,affiliation rules = fran*isees     
,section #c7;a77#e7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a77#e77 is    

am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subp>agraphs3  7,c7 ,eligibility (      
fran*isees ,= purposes ( det]m9+        
eligibility ( fran*isees = f9ancial     
assi/ance "u ?is ,act or titles ,,iii & 
,v ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act1 a fran*isee
 %all n be consid]$ affiliat$ ) !       
fran*isor if--  7i7 ! fran*isor has fil$
 a disclosure docum5t pursuant to--     
7,i7 "p #dcf ( title #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7or any successor         
regulation72 or  7,,ii7 any law or      
regulation ( a ,/ate or t]ritory t      
m&ates disclosure ( in=mation to a      
fran*isee2 &  7ii7 ! fran*isee1 ^u      
default on a loan 7:e!r gu>ante$ by !   
,adm9i/rator or n7 has no ability to    
obta9 f9ancial assi/ance f ! fran*isor  
to repay su* loan4 ,= purposes ( ?is    
clause1 a fran*isor's au?ority to       
repur*ase ! fran*ise = failure to comply
 ) ! t]ms & conditions ( ! fran*ise     
agreem5t or h ! "r ( fir/ refusal to    
pur*ase ! fran*ise f ! fran*isee %all n 
be consid]$ f9ancial assi/ance to repay 

loans issu$ to ! fran*isee4  7,d7       
,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( subp>agraph 
7,c71 ! t]ms fran*isor & fran*isee h !  
mean+ giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #dcf4a (   
title #af1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations z
 ( ,janu>y #a1 #bjad1 or any successor  
regulation4  4  #d4 ,issuance (         
regulations  7a7 ,! ,adm9i/rator1 aft] !
 opportunity = notice & comm5t1 %all    
issue regulations to implem5t ?is ,act  
)9 #abj days ( enactm5t4  7b7 ,if !     
,adm9i/rator fails to promulgate su*    
regulations1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all1 unless
 !re is cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce ( fraud1 
honor ! t]ms & conditions ( any gu>antee
 issu$ by ! ,adm9i/rator pursuant to !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca
 et seq47 or titles ,,iii & ,v ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aieh  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ffa et seq47 )\t reg>d  
to :e!r ! entity compli$ ) any ,/&>d    
,op]at+ ,proc$ure issu$ by !            
,adm9i/rator until su* "t z !           
,adm9i/rator issues regulations "u      
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,= purposes (      

subsection 7b71 ! t]m ,/&>d ,op]at+     
,proc$ure %all h ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m     
,s,o,ps 9 section #abj4aj ( title #ac1  
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations z 9 effect  
on ,janu>y #a1 #bjad1 or any successor  
regulation4