,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fged ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,fletcher 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,craig1 and ,mr4 ,kim7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to provide clarification regarding the tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from ,paycheck ,protection ,program loans4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting the ,paycheck ,protection ,program ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,clarification of tax treatment of expenses paid or incurred with proceeds from ,paycheck ,protection ,program loans 7a7 ,in general ,for purposes of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any deduction and the basis of any property shall be determined without regard to whether any amount is excluded from gross income under section #aajf7;i7 of the ,,cares ,act4 7b7 ,clarification of exclusion of loan forgiveness ,section #aajf7;i7 of the ,,cares ,act is amended to read as follows3 7i7 ,taxability ,for purposes of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 no amount shall be included in the gross income of the eligible recipient by reason of forgiveness of indebtedness described in subsection 7b74 4 7c7 ,effective date ,subsection 7a7 and the amendment made by subsection 7b7 shall take effect as if included in section #aajf of the ,,cares ,act4