,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,beatty 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1   
,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4    
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of  
,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4        
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 
,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1    
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mr4 
,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,trone1 and   
,ms4 ,haaland7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,business  
,act to ensure that applicants with a   
criminal record are eligible for certain
 loans1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fair ,chance for ,small ,business  
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility for     
certain loans for applicants with a     
criminal record  7a7 ,general business  
loans ,section #g7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   

,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcf7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended to read as
 follows3  7,b7 ,criminal history ,the  
,administrator may not decline to       
provide a guarantee for a loan made     
under this subsection solely on the     
basis that an otherwise eligible        
applicant1 or a person with any equity  
stake in the eligible applicant-- 7i7 is
 on probation or on parole2  7ii7 is    
presently subject to an indictment1     
criminal information1 arraignment1 or   
other means by which formal criminal    
charges are brought in any jurisdiction2
 or  7iii7 has been arrested or         
convicted of any crime4  4  7b7         
,economic injury disaster loans ,the    
flush matter following subparagraph 7,e7
 of section #g7;b77#b7 of the ,small    
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcf7;b77#b77 is amended by striking the
 period at the end and inserting the    
following3 3 ,provided further1 ,that   
for purposes of this paragraph1 the     
,administrator may not decline to       

provide a loan or guarantee under this  
subsection solely on the basis that an  
otherwise eligible applicant1 or a      
person with any equity stake in the     
eligible applicant1 is on probation or  
on parole1 is presently subject to an   
indictment1 criminal information1       
arraignment1 or other means by which    
formal criminal charges are brought in  
any jurisdiction1 or has been arrested  
or convicted of any crime44