,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj,mrs4  
,beatty 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1   
,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 ,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1  
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4       
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1    
,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 
,mr4 ,trone1 & ,ms4 ,haal&7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act to    
ensure t applicants ) a crim9al record  
are eligible = c]ta9 loans1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fair ,*ance = ,small      
,bus9ess ,relief ,act4  #b4 ,eligibility
 = c]ta9 loans = applicants ) a crim9al 
record  7a7 ,g5]al bus9ess loans        
,section #g7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcf7;a77#a77;,b77 is am5d$ to read z   

foll[s3  7,b7 ,crim9al hi/ory ,!        
,adm9i/rator may n decl9e to provide a  
gu>antee = a loan made "u ?is subsection
 solely on ! basis t an o!rwise eligible
 applicant1 or a p]son ) any equity /ake
 9 ! eligible applicant-- 7i7 is on     
probation or on p>ole2  7ii7 is pres5tly
 subject to an indictm5t1 crim9al       
in=mation1 arraignm5t1 or o!r means by  
:i* =mal crim9al *>ges are br\ght 9 any 
jurisdiction2 or  7iii7 has be5 arre/$  
or convict$ ( any crime4  4  7b7        
,economic injury disa/] loans ,! flu%   
matt] foll[+ subp>agraph 7,e7 ( section 
#g7;b77#b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77#b77 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3 3 ,provid$ fur!r1 ,t = purposes 
( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,adm9i/rator may n    
decl9e to provide a loan or gu>antee "u 
?is subsection solely on ! basis t an   
o!rwise eligible applicant1 or a p]son )
 any equity /ake 9 ! eligible applicant1
 is on probation or on p>ole1 is        
pres5tly subject to an indictm5t1       

crim9al in=mation1 arraignm5t1 or o!r   
means by :i* =mal crim9al *>ges are     
br\ght 9 any jurisdiction1 or has be5   
arre/$ or convict$ ( any crime44