,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fhfh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4 ,green of ,texas introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,,cares ,act to establish a ,community ,capital ,investment ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,community ,capital ,investment ,program ,section #djjc of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijdb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,community ,capital ,investment ,program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall establish a ,community ,capital ,investment ,program 7the ,program7 to support the efforts of community investment institutions to provide loans and forbearance for small businesses1 minority-owned businesses1 and consumers1 especially in low-income and underserved communities1 by-- 7,a7 providing direct capital investments in community investment institutions2 and 7,b7 providing loans to community investment institutions-- 7i7 that are interest-free loans2 7ii7 that have a loan term of #e years2 and 7iii7 with respect to which no loan payment is required until at least the end of the #f-month period beginning on the date the loan is made1 or such longer term as the ,secretary may determine appropriate4 7#b7 ,application date ,the ,secretary shall begin accepting applications for capital investments and loans under the ,program not later than the end of the #aj-;day period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection4 7#c7 ,dividend rate ,any preferred stock or other financial instrument issued to the ,secretary in exchange for a capital investment under the ,program shall carry a dividend or interest rate that does not exceed #a percent4 7#d7 ,restrictions ,the restrictions described under subsection 7c77#c77;,a77ii7 shall apply to capital investments and loans made under this subsection4 7#e7 ,available amounts ,in carrying out the ,program1 the ,secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection 7b71 notwithstanding the limitations on the use of such funds under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 of such subsection 7b74 7#f7 ,,mdi set-aside ,at least #c1jjj1jjj1jjj of the direct capital investments and loans made by the ,secretary under the ,program shall be made to minority depository institutions4 7#g7 ,treatment of capital investments ,in making any capital investment under the ,program1 the ,secretary shall ensure that the terms of the investment are designed to ensure the investment receives ,tier #a capital treatment4 7#h7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,community investment institution ,the term community investment institution means-- 7i7 a community development financial institution1 as defined under section #ajc of the ,riegle ,community ,development and ,regulatory ,improvement ,act of #aiid 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #dgjb72 7ii7 an impact credit union2 7iii7 an impact bank2 and 7iv7 a minority depository institution1 as defined under section #cjh of the ,financial ,institutions ,reform1 ,recovery1 and ,enforcement ,act of #aihi 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #adfc note74 7,b7 ,credit union ,the term credit union has the meaning given the terms ,state credit union and ,federal credit union under section #aja of the ,federal ,credit ,union ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #ageb74 7,c7 ,impact credit union ,the term impact credit union means a credit union that-- 7i7 has total consolidated assets of less than #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7ii7 extends at least #ej percent of the loans extended by the credit union to borrowers who are low-income borrowers1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7,d7 ,impact bank ,the term impact bank means a depository institution 7as defined under section #c of the ,federal ,deposit ,insurance ,act7 that-- 7i7 has total consolidated assets of less than #aj1jjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7ii7 extends at least #ej percent of the loans extended by the institution to borrowers who are low-income borrowers1 as determined by the ,secretary4 4