,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fcdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbj,mr4   
,gold5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% grant  
programs = small bus9ess developm5t     
c5t]s1 wom5's bus9ess c5t]s1 & *apt]s ( 
! ,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives 9
 response to ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cont9uity ( ,bus9ess      
,op]ations ,support ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4  
,small bus9ess developm5t c5t] grants   
7a7 ,small bus9ess developm5t c5t]      
grants ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all provide     
grants to small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s
 = ! purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7b74
  7b7 ,use ( funds ,grant funds "u ?is  
section %all be us$ to educate1 tra91 & 
advise own]s & employees ( small bus9ess
 conc]ns on ! foll[+ matt]s3 7#a7 ,!    
haz>ds ( & prev5tion ( ! transmission & 
communication ( ,,covid-#ai & simil>    

communicable diseases4  7#b7 ,! pot5tial
 effects to ! supply *a9s1 di/ribution1 
& sale ( products ( ! conc]n1 & !       
mitigation ( su* effects1 dur+ a p]iod (
 a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because (
 ,,covid-#ai or a simil> communicable   
disease4  7#c7 ,! managem5t & practice (
 telework or remote cu/om] s]vice by    
electronic or o!r means to r$uce        
possible transmission ( ,,covid-#ai &   
o!r communicable diseases4  7#d7 ,!     
risks & mitigation ( cyb] ?reats 9      
remote cu/om] s]vice or telework        
practices4  7#e7 ,! mitigation ( !      
effects ( r$uc$ travel or outside       
activities dur+ a p]iod ( a public heal?
 em]g5cy decl>$ because ( ,,covid-#ai or
 a simil> communicable disease4  7#f7   
,bus9ess cont9uity plans dur+ a p]iod ( 
a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because ( 
,,covid-#ai or a simil> communicable    
disease4  7#g7 ,any o!r relevant bus9ess
 practices necess>y to mitigate any     
economic effects exp]i5c$ dur+ a p]iod (
 a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because (

 ,,covid-#ai or a simil> communicable   
disease4  7c7 ,=mula ,! ,adm9i/rator & !
 association au?oriz$ "u section        
#ba7;a77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdh7;a77#c77;,a77  
%all jo9tly e/abli% a =mula "u :i*      
grants "u ?is section %all be aw>d$4    
7d7 ,metrics & ,goals  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,adm9i/rator & ! association describ$ 9 
subsection 7c7 %all jo9tly e/abli% goals
 & metrics = ! use ( funds made         
available "u ?is section4 ,su* goals &  
metrics %all-- 7,a7 consid] ! ext5t ( ! 
circum/ances relat+ to ! spread (       
,,covid-#ai or a simil> communicable    
disease t affect small bus9ess conc]ns  
s]v$ by ea* grant recipi5t1 p>ticul>ly  
rural areas or economically di/ress$    
areas2  7,b7 ensure grant recipi5ts     
comply ) ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7b7 
:ile also ensur+ t grant recipi5ts may h
 flexibility 9 respond+ to unique       
situations2 &  7,c7 enc\rage grant      
recipi5ts to develop & provide s]vices  
to small bus9ess conc]ns t are locat$ 9 

areas sub/antially affect$ by           
,,covid-#ai4  7#b7 ,public availability 
,! ,adm9i/rator %all make publicly      
available ! me?odology by :i* !         
,adm9i/rator & ! association jo9tly     
develop$ ! metrics & goals describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a74  7e7 ,au?orization (     
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #ge1jjj1jjj1 to rema9       
available until exp5d$1 to !            
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is section4   
#c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( wom5's bus9ess c5t] & 
,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives    
grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all     
provide grants to wom5's bus9ess c5t]s &
 to *apt]s ( ! ,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$ 
,executives = ! purposes describ$ 9     
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,use ( funds ,grant
 funds "u ?is section %all be us$ to    
educate1 tra91 & advise own]s &         
employees ( small bus9ess conc]ns on !  
foll[+ matt]s3 7#a7 ,! haz>ds ( &       
prev5tion ( ! transmission &            
communication ( ,,covid-#ai & simil>    

communicable diseases4  7#b7 ,! pot5tial
 effects to ! supply *a9s1 di/ribution1 
& sale ( products ( ! conc]n1 & !       
mitigation ( su* effects1 dur+ a p]iod (
 a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because (
 ,,covid-#ai or a simil> communicable   
disease4  7#c7 ,! managem5t & practice (
 telework or remote cu/om] s]vice by    
electronic or o!r means to r$uce        
possible transmission ( ,,covid-#ai &   
o!r communicable diseases4  7#d7 ,!     
risks & mitigation ( cyb] ?reats 9      
remote cu/om] s]vice or telework        
practices4  7#e7 ,! mitigation ( !      
effects ( r$uc$ travel or outside       
activities dur+ a p]iod ( a public heal?
 em]g5cy decl>$ because ( ,,covid-#ai or
 a simil> communicable disease4  7#f7   
,bus9ess cont9uity plans dur+ a p]iod ( 
a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because ( 
,,covid-#ai or a simil> communicable    
disease4  7#g7 ,any o!r relevant bus9ess
 practices necess>y to mitigate any     
economic effects exp]i5c$ dur+ a p]iod (
 a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because (

 ,,covid-#ai or a simil> communicable   
disease4  7c7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #be1jjj1jjj1 to rema9       
available until exp5d$1 to !            
,adm9i/rator to c>ry out ?is section4   
#d4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually  
!reaft] until ! am\nts au?oriz$ 9       
section #b7;c7 & section #a7;e7 h be5   
exp5d$1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report t-- 7#a7     
describes1 ) respect to ! initial ye>   
cov]$ by ! report1 ! programs & s]vices 
develop$ & provid$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1   
small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s1 wom5's  
bus9ess c5t]s1 & *apt]s ( ! ,s]vice     
,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives 9 response 
to a public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ because
 ( ,,covid-#ai2 &  7#b7 describes1 )    
respect to ! subsequ5t ye>s cov]$ by !  
report-- 7,a7 ! ef=ts ( ! ,adm9i/rator1 

small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s1 wom5's  
bus9ess c5t]s1 & *apt]s ( ! ,s]vice     
,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives to develop 
s]vices to assi/ small bus9ess conc]ns  
affect$ by ,,covid-#ai2  7,b7 ! *all5ges
 fac$ by own]s ( small bus9ess conc]ns 9
 access+ s]vices provid$ by !           
,adm9i/rator1 small bus9ess developm5t  
c5t]s1 wom5's bus9ess c5t]s1 & *apt]s ( 
! ,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives 9
 response to a public heal? em]g5cy     
decl>$ because ( ,,covid-#ai2  7,c7 !   
numb] ( unique small bus9ess conc]ns t 7
 s]v$ by ! ,adm9i/rator1 small bus9ess  
developm5t c5t]s1 wom5's bus9ess c5t]s1 
& *apt]s ( ! ,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$   
,executives "u ! programs e/abli%$ by   
?is ,act2 &  7,d7 o!r relevant p]=mance 
data ) respect to small bus9ess conc]ns 
affect$ by ,,covid-#ai1 includ+ ! numb] 
( employees affect$1 ! effect on sales (
 ! conc]n1 any disruptions ( supply     
*a9s1 & ! ef=ts made by ! ,adm9i/rator1 
small bus9ess developm5t c5t]s1 wom5's  
bus9ess c5t]s1 & *apt]s ( ! ,s]vice     

,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives 7z         
applicable7 to mitigate ^! effects4  #e4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7          
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess       
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,s]vice ,corps (   
,retir$ ,executives ,! t]m ,s]vice      
,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives means !    
,s]vice ,corps ( ,retir$ ,executives    
e/abli%$ "u section #h7;b77#a77;,b7 ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcg7;b77#a77;,b774  7#c7 ,small bus9ess
 conc]n ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has 
! mean+ giv5 "u section #c ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74     
7#d7 ,small bus9ess developm5t c5t] ,!  
t]m small bus9ess developm5t c5t] has ! 
mean+ giv5 9 section #c ( ! ,small      
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74     
7#e7 ,wom5's bus9ess c5t] ,! t]m wom5's 
bus9ess c5t] means a wom5's bus9ess c5t]
 z describ$ "u section #bi ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fef74