,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fcdc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 ,espaillat introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ,a ,,bill ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration to provide economic injury grants = small bus9ess conc]ns affect$ by ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,small ,bus9ess ,,covid-#ai ,recov]y ,grants ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,economic injury grants = small bus9ess conc]ns 7a7 ,grants ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all provide grants to eligible small bus9ess conc]ns t h suff]$ a sub/antial economic injury 7z def9$ 9 section #g7;b77#b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77#b771 directly or indirectly1 z a result ( ! public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because ( ,,covid-#ai4 7b7 ,def9ition ( eligible small bus9ess conc]n ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m eligible small bus9ess conc]n means a small bus9ess conc]n 7z def9$ "u section #c ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb77 or an indep5d5t contractor4 7c7 ,am\nt ( grant ,a grant provid$ "u ?is section %all be 9 an am\nt t is n m ?an #ajj1jjj4 7d7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible small bus9ess conc]n t receives a grant "u ?is section may use ! grant funds to address ! direct effects ( ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 includ+-- 7#a7 provid+ paid sick leave to employees unable to "w2 7#b7 ma9ta9+ payroll to reta9 employees dur+ bus9ess disruptions or sub/antial sl[d[ns2 7#c7 meet+ increas$ co/s to obta9 mat]ials unavailable f ! orig9al s\rce ( ! eligible small bus9ess conc]n due to int]rupt$ supply *a9s2 7#d7 mak+ paym5ts "u a lease or mortgage loan relat$ to a place ( op]ation ( ! small bus9ess conc]n2 7#e7 repay+ obligations t _c be met due to rev5ue losses2 & 7#f7 o!r exp5ses z deem$ appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator4 7e7 ,application 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible small bus9ess conc]n desir+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit to ! ,adm9i/ration an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,adm9i/ration may require4 7#b7 ,/&>ds ,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% m9imum qualify+ /&>ds to ensure t applicants adv]sely impact$ by ! effects ( ,,covid-#ai p&emic receive funds exp$iti\sly "u ?is section4 7f7 ,proc$ures ,! ,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% proc$ures to v]ify & docum5t compliance ) ! requirem5ts "u ?is section 9 ord] to prev5t wa/e1 fraud1 & abuse ( funds aw>d$ "u ?is section4 7g7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj to ! ,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is section4 7h7 ,em]g5cy rulemak+ au?ority 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,)9 #ae days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all issue rules to c>ry out ?is section4 7#b7 ,notice ,notice requirem5ts ( section #eec7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to any issuance ( rules "u p>agraph 7#a74 7i7 ,report ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #ca1 #bjbb1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all submit to ,congress a report t includes-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( grants made "u ?is section1 disaggregat$ by ! numb] ( grants made-- 7,a7 9 an am\nt less ?an or equal to #bj1jjj2 7,b7 9 an am\nt great] ?an #bj1jjj b less ?an or equal to #dj1jjj2 7,c7 9 an am\nt great] ?an #dj1jjj b less ?an or equal to #fj1jjj2 7,d7 9 an am\nt great] ?an #fj1jjj b less ?an or equal to #hj1jjj2 & 7,e7 9 an am\nt great] ?an #hj1jjj b less ?an or equal to #ajj1jjj2 7#b7 ! av]age am\nt ( an aw>d2 7#c7 an analysis ( ! program e/abli%$ "u ?is section & recomm5dations = improvem5t2 7#d7 ! av]age "t f receipt ( an application to approval ( grant "u ?is section2 & 7#e7 ! av]age "t f approval ( grant to disbursem5t ( grant funds4 7j7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority to c>ry out grants "u ?is section %all t]m9ate on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjba4