,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fefi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,smith of ,nebraska 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,sewell of ,alabama1 and ,mr4           
,arrington7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide that certain public 
hospitals are eligible for loans under  
the ,paycheck ,protection ,program1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,rural   
,health ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility 
of public hospitals for loans under the 
,paycheck ,protection ,program ,section 
#g7;a77#cf7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--   
7,a7 by redesignating clauses 7ii7      
through 7ix7 as clauses 7iii7 through   
7x71 respectively2 and  7,b7 by         
inserting after clause 7i7 the          
following3  7ii7 the term covered       
hospital means a public hospital that is

 owned or operated by a ,state or local 
government2  2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph
 7,d7-- 7,a7 in the subparagraph        
heading1 by inserting 1 hospitals1 after
 businesses2  7,b7 in clause 7i71 by    
inserting covered hospital1 after       
veterans organization1 each place that  
term appears2  7,c7 in clause 7v71 by   
inserting covered hospital1 after       
veterans organization12 and  7,d7 in    
clause 7vi71 by striking organization   
and and inserting organization1 a       
covered hospital1 and4