,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #figc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,ms4  
,finkenauer 7for herself and ,mrs4      
,radewagen7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,small ,business  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the paycheck          
protection program of the ,small        
,business ,administration to include    
costs related to the provision of       
personal protective equipment as an     
allowable use of a covered loan1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protecting   
,paychecks and ,employees ,act of #bjbj 
or the ,,ppe ,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of   
costs related to the provision of       
personal protective equipment in the    
paycheck protection program  7a7        
,paycheck protection program ,section   
#g7;a77#cf77;,f77i7 of the ,small       
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcf7;a77#cf77;,f77i77 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subclause 7,,vi71 by striking and at

 the end2  7#b7 in subclause 7,,vii71 by
 striking the period at the end and     
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new subclause3    
7,,viii7 costs related to the provision 
of personal protective equipment for    
employees or other equipment or supplies
 determined by the employer to be       
necessary to protect the health and     
safety of employees4  4  7b7            
,forgiveness  7#a7 ,definition of       
expected forgiveness amount ,section    
#aajf7;a77#g7 of the ,,cares ,act       
7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended--    
7,a7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking  
and at the end2 and  7,b7 by adding at  
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,e7 payments made for the provision of 
personal protective equipment for       
employees or other equipment or supplies
 determined by the employer to be       
necessary to protect the health and     
safety of employees2 and  4  7#b7       
,forgiveness ,section #aajf7;b7 of the  
,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is 

amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#e7 ,any     
payment made for the provision of       
personal protective equipment for       
employees or other equipment or supplies
 determined by the employer to be       
necessary to protect the health and     
safety of employees4  4  7#c7           
,conforming amendments ,section #aajf of
 the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law         
#aaf-acf7 is amended-- 7,a7 in          
subsection 7e7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by striking payments on covered mortgage
 obligations1 payments on covered lease 
obligations1 and covered utility        
payments and inserting payments         
described under subsection 7b7 7other   
than payroll costs72 and  7ii7 in       
paragraph 7#c77;,b71 by striking 1 make 
interest payments and all that follows  
through or make covered utility payments
 and inserting 1 make payments described
 under subsection 7b72 and  7,b7 in     
subsection 7h71 by striking payments for
 payroll costs1 payments on covered     

mortgage obligations1 payments on       
covered lease obligations1 or covered   
utility payments each place it appears  
and inserting payments described under  
subsection 7b74  7c7 ,prohibition on    
limiting forgiveness ,section #aajf7;d7 
of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law       
#aaf-acf7 amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#g7 ,no  
limitations ,in carrying out this       
section1 the ,administrator may not     
limit the non-payroll portion of a      
forgivable covered loan amount4  4