,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ca1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,rose of ,new ,york introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services to         
establish a program under which loans   
shall be made to certain health care    
organizations to assist such            
organizations with anticipated revenue  
loss or higher operating costs as a     
result of the ,,covid-#ai emergency1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,health       
provider loan program  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of enactment of this title1 the         
,secretary shall establish a program    
under which loans shall be made to      
eligible health care organizations to   
assist such organizations with          
anticipated revenue loss or higher      
operating costs as a result of the      
,,covid-#ai emergency4  7b7 ,program    

requirements ,the ,secretary shall      
establish standards and guidelines for  
application1 loan amount1 repayment1 and
 extension1 and shall consider the      
eligible health care organization's     
financial condition1 service in an area 
heavily impacted by the ,,covid-#ai     
emergency1 or other factors deemed      
appropriate4  7c7 ,eligible health care 
organizations ,to be eligible for a loan
 under subsection 7a71 an entity shall--
 7#a7 be a health care provider or      
supplier that receives assistance or    
otherwise participates in the ,medicare 
or ,medicaid program under title ,,xviii
 or ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie and #acif et seq471
 including a hospital1 critical access  
hospital1 skilled nursing facility1     
physician practice1 home health         
provider1 community health center1      
ambulatory surgical care center1 or     
hospice2 and  7#b7 submit to the        
,secretary an application at such time1 
in such manner1 and containing such     

information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7d7 ,terms and conditions     
7#a7 ,interest ,a loan under this       
section shall have a rate of interest of
 not to exceed #b percent4 ,interest    
shall begin to accrue on the date that  
is #fj days after the date of           
origination4  7#b7 ,term ,the term of a 
loan under this section shall be #a year
 minus one day4 ,a borrower shall have  
the option to extend such term for a    
total of not to exceed #ai years4       
,further extensions may be granted if   
approval by the ,secretary4  7#c7       
,security ,an eligible health care      
organization shall not be required to   
provide security for a loan under this  
section4  7#d7 ,payments ,loan payments 
shall be made on a biannual basis4  7e7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,,covid-#ai emergency ,the term         
,,covid-#ai emergency means the national
 emergency declared by the ,president   
under the ,national ,emergencies ,act   
7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 with      

respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease    
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai74  7#b7 ,secretary   
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services4  7f7 ,use of certain funds   
,loan recipients may use funds such     
recipients were awarded under the       
,public ,health and ,social ,services   
,emergency ,fund or the ,health         
,provider ,assistance ,fund established 
under section #efb to repay loans       
awarded under this section1 provided the
 funds from the ,public ,health and     
,social ,services ,emergency ,fund or   
the ,health ,provider ,assistance ,fund 
were awarded based on foregone revenue4 
7g7 ,clarification ,no individual1      
employer1 or other entity may be        
restricted from participating in or     
benefitting from any exemption or       
benefit under this section1 based on any
 factor that is unrelated to its        
qualifications to perform the required  
services4  7h7 ,appropriations ,there is
 authorized to be appropriated1 and     

there is appropriated1 to carry out this
 section1 #hj1jjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjbj1 to remain available until   
expended4