,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ffjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,blumenauer 7for himself1 ,mr4         
,perlmutter1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,ms4 ,lee of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4       
,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,young1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,ms4        
,haaland1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,huffman1
 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,ms4     
,jayapal1 and ,ms4 ,gabbard7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,small ,business   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide assistance under 
programs relating to ,,covid-#ai of the 
,small ,business ,administration to     
cannabis businesses and their service   
providers1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,emergency ,cannabis ,small         
,business ,health and ,safety ,act4  #b4
 ,eligibility for the paycheck          
protection program ,notwithstanding any 
other provision of law1 a business shall
 not be ineligible for assistance under 

section #g7;a77#cf7 of the ,small       
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcf7;a77#cf77 on the basis that the    
business is a cannabis-related          
legitimate business or a service        
provider4  #c4 ,eligibility for economic
 injury disaster loans ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of law1 a business  
shall not be ineligible for assistance  
under section #g7;b77#b7 of the ,small  
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcf7;b77#b77 on the basis that the     
business is a cannabis-related          
legitimate business or a service        
provider4  #d4 ,eligibility for economic
 injury disaster loans emergency grants 
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a business shall not be ineligible 
for emergency ,,eidl grants under       
section #aaaj of the ,,cares ,act       
7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 on the basis    
that the business is a cannabis-related 
legitimate business or service provider4
  #e4 ,rule for the small business      
administration and its employees ,with  

respect to providing a loan1 emergency  
advance1 or loan guarantee to a         
cannabis-related legitimate business or 
service provider within a ,state1       
political subdivision of a ,state1 or   
,indian country that allows the         
cultivation1 production1 manufacture1   
sale1 transportation1 display1          
dispensing1 distribution1 or purchase of
 cannabis pursuant to a law or          
regulation of such ,state1 political    
subdivision1 or ,indian ,tribe that has 
jurisdiction over the ,indian country1  
as applicable1 the ,small ,business     
,administration and the officers1       
directors1 and employees of the ,small  
,business ,administration1 may not be   
held liable pursuant to any ,federal law
 or regulation solely for providing a   
loan or a loan guarantee to a           
cannabis-related legitimate business or 
a service provider in carrying out the  
,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response 
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg7 or the     
,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf74   

#f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,cannabis ,the term cannabis has the    
meaning given the term marihuana in     
section #ajb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  
7#b7 ,cannabis product ,the term        
cannabis product means any article which
 contains cannabis1 including an article
 which is a concentrate1 an edible1 a   
tincture1 a cannabis-infused product1 or
 a topical4  7#c7 ,cannabis-related     
legitimate business ,the term           
cannabis-related legitimate business    
means a manufacturer1 producer1 or any  
person that-- 7,a7 engages in any       
activity described in subparagraph 7,b7 
pursuant to a law established by a      
,state or a political subdivision of a  
,state1 as determined by such ,state or 
political subdivision2 and  7,b7        
participates in any business or         
organized activity that involves        
handling cannabis or cannabis products1 
including cultivating1 producing1       
manufacturing1 selling1 transporting1   

displaying1 dispensing1 distributing1 or
 purchasing cannabis or cannabis        
products4  7#d7 ,indian country ,the    
term ,indian country has the meaning    
given that term in section #aaea of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 
,indian ,tribe ,the term ,indian ,tribe 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #ajb of the ,federally          
,recognized ,indian ,tribe ,list ,act of
 #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dgi;a74  7#f7    
,manufacturer ,the term manufacturer    
means a person who manufactures1        
compounds1 converts1 processes1         
prepares1 or packages cannabis or       
cannabis products4  7#g7 ,producer ,the 
term producer means a person who plants1
 cultivates1 harvests1 or in any way    
facilitates the natural growth of       
cannabis4  7#h7 ,service provider ,the  
term service provider-- 7,a7 means a    
business1 organization1 or other person 
that-- 7i7 sells goods or services to a 
cannabis-related legitimate business2 or
  7ii7 provides any business services1  

including the sale or lease of real or  
any other property1 legal or other      
licensed services1 or any other         
ancillary service1 relating to cannabis2
 and  7,b7 does not include a business1 
organization1 or other person that      
participates in any business or         
organized activity that involves        
handling cannabis or cannabis products1 
including cultivating1 producing1       
manufacturing1 selling1 transporting1   
displaying1 dispensing1 distributing1 or
 purchasing cannabis or cannabis        
products4  7#i7 ,state ,the term ,state 
means each of the several ,states1 the  
,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1  
and any territory or possession of the  
,united ,states4