,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bc1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,espaillat introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require the ,administrator  
of the ,small ,business ,administration 
to provide economic injury grants for   
small business concerns affected by the 
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,small ,business    
,,covid-#ai ,recovery ,grants ,act of   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,economic injury grants for 
small business concerns  7a7 ,grants    
,the ,administrator of the ,small       
,business ,administration shall provide 
grants to eligible small business       
concerns that have suffered a           
substantial economic injury 7as defined 
in section #g7;b77#b7 of the ,small     
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcf7;b77#b771 directly or indirectly1  
as a result of the public health        

emergency declared because of           
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,definition of        
eligible small business concern ,in this
 section1 the term eligible small       
business concern means a small business 
concern 7as defined under section #c of 
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcb77 or an independent contractor4   
7c7 ,amount of grant ,a grant provided  
under this section shall be in an amount
 that is not more than #ajj1jjj4  7d7   
,use of funds ,an eligible small        
business concern that receives a grant  
under this section may use the grant    
funds to address the direct effects of  
the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 including--   
7#a7 providing paid sick leave to       
employees unable to work2  7#b7         
maintaining payroll to retain employees 
during business disruptions or          
substantial slowdowns2  7#c7 meeting    
increased costs to obtain materials     
unavailable from the original source of 
the eligible small business concern due 
to interrupted supply chains2  7#d7     

making payments under a lease or        
mortgage loan related to a place of     
operation of the small business concern2
  7#e7 repaying obligations that cannot 
be met due to revenue losses2 and  7#f7 
other expenses as deemed appropriate by 
the ,administrator4  7e7 ,application   
7#a7 ,in general ,an eligible small     
business concern desiring a grant under 
this section shall submit to the        
,administration an application at such  
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,administration 
may require4  7#b7 ,standards ,the      
,administrator shall establish minimum  
qualifying standards to ensure that     
applicants adversely impacted by the    
effects of ,,covid-#ai pandemic receive 
funds expeditiously under this section4 
7f7 ,procedures ,the ,administrator     
shall establish procedures to verify and
 document compliance with the           
requirements under this section in order
 to prevent waste1 fraud1 and abuse of  
funds awarded under this section4  7g7  

,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj to the ,administrator  
to carry out this section4  7h7         
,emergency rulemaking authority  7#a7   
,in general ,within #ae days after the  
date of the enactment of this section1  
the ,administrator of the ,small        
,business ,administration shall issue   
rules to carry out this section4  7#b7  
,notice ,notice requirements of section 
#eec7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 shall not apply to any issuance  
of rules under paragraph 7#a74  7i7     
,report ,not later than ,march #ca1     
#bjbb1 the ,administrator of the ,small 
,business ,administration shall submit  
to ,congress a report that includes--   
7#a7 the number of grants made under    
this section1 disaggregated by the      
number of grants made-- 7,a7 in an      
amount less than or equal to #bj1jjj2   
7,b7 in an amount greater than #bj1jjj  
but less than or equal to #dj1jjj2  7,c7
 in an amount greater than #dj1jjj but  

less than or equal to #fj1jjj2  7,d7 in 
an amount greater than #fj1jjj but less 
than or equal to #hj1jjj2 and  7,e7 in  
an amount greater than #hj1jjj but less 
than or equal to #ajj1jjj2  7#b7 the    
average amount of an award2  7#c7 an    
analysis of the program established     
under this section and recommendations  
for improvement2  7#d7 the average time 
from receipt of an application to       
approval of grant under this section2   
and  7#e7 the average time from approval
 of grant to disbursement of grant      
funds4  7j7 ,termination ,the authority 
to carry out grants under this section  
shall terminate on ,september #cj1      
#bjba4