,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fdgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjbj,mr4 ,green of ,texas introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,,cares ,act to establish a loan program to provide liquidity to eligible lenders for the purpose of providing loans under the ,paycheck ,protection ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,loans to provide liquidity to the ,paycheck ,protection ,program ,section #aajb of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,loans ,to provide liquidity to the ,paycheck ,protection ,program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall carry out a loan program to provide loans or a series of loans to eligible lenders in order to allow those lenders to extend covered loans under the ,paycheck ,protection ,program4 ,the ,secretary is authorized to utilize the ,federal ,reserve ,system or other ,federal agencies in carrying out this paragraph4 7#b7 ,amount of loans ,the amount of a loan provided under paragraph 7#a7 shall be equal to the amount the eligible lender estimates will be required for the lender to extend covered loans under the ,paycheck ,protection ,program for succeeding #ae days4 7#c7 ,segregation of loan funds ,an eligible lender receiving a loan under this section shall keep the loan amounts in a separate account from other operating accounts of the lender4 7#d7 ,funding ,there is appropriated1 out of amounts in the ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1 #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj to the ,secretary of the ,treasury to carry out this subsection4 7#e7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,community development financial institution ,the term community development financial institution has the meaning given that term under section #ajc of the ,riegle ,community ,development and ,regulatory ,improvement ,act of #aiid 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #dgjb74 7,b7 ,eligible lenders ,the term eligible lenders means community development financial institutions1 small minority depository institutions1 and rural banks4 7,c7 ,insured credit union ,the term insured credit union has the meaning given that term under section #aja of the ,federal ,credit ,union ,act4 7,d7 ,insured depository institution ,the term insured depository institution has the meaning given that term under section #c of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act4 7,e7 ,paycheck ,protection ,program ,the term ,paycheck ,protection ,program means section #g7;a77#cf7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf774 7,f7 ,rural ,with respect to an area1 the term rural has the meaning given that term under section #ajbf4ce7;b77iv77,a7 of title #ab1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations4 7,g7 ,rural bank ,the term rural bank means an insured credit union or insured depository institution located in a rural area4 7,h7 ,small minority depository institution ,the term small minority depository institution means an institution that-- 7i7 is a minority depository institution1 as defined under section #cjh7;b7 of the ,financial ,institutions ,reform1 ,recovery1 and ,enforcement ,act of #aihi 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #adfc note72 and 7ii7 has consolidated assets of less than #bej1jjj1jjj4 4