,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gjaj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bf1 #bjbj,mr4 ,phillips 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mrs4 ,walorski1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,bera1 ,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,o',halleran1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,curtis7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,small ,business ,act and the ,,cares ,act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program1 to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,paycheck ,protection ,program ,flexibility ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,maturity for loans with remaining balance after application of forgiveness ,section #g7;a77#cf77,k77ii7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf77 is amended by inserting minimum maturity of #e years and a before maximum maturity4 #c4 ,amendments to paycheck protection program loan forgiveness 7a7 ,extension of covered period ,section #g7;a77#cf77;,a77iii7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf77;,a77iii77 is amended by striking ,june #cj1 #bjbj and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbj4 7b7 ,forgiveness ,section #aajf of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking paragraph 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#c7 the term covered period means1 subject to subsection 7l71 the period beginning on the date of the origination of a covered loan and ending the earlier of-- 7,a7 the date that is #bd weeks after such date of origination2 or 7,b7 ,december #ca1 #bjbj2 2 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e77;,b71 by striking ,june #cj1 #bjbj each place it appears and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbj2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraphs3 7#g7 ,exemption based on employee availability ,during the period beginning on ,february #ae1 #bjbj1 and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbj1 the amount of loan forgiveness under this section shall be determined without regard to a reduction in the number of full-time equivalent employees if an eligible recipient-- 7,a7 is unable to rehire an individual who was an employee of the eligible recipient on or before ,february #ae1 #bjbj2 7,b7 is able to demonstrate an inability to hire similarly qualified employees on or before ,december #ca1 #bjbj2 or 7,c7 is able to demonstrate an inability to return to the same level of business activity as such business was operating at prior to ,february #ae1 #bjbj4 7#h7 ,no limitations ,in carrying out this section1 the ,administrator may not limit the non-payroll portion of a forgivable covered loan amount4 2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7l7 ,application to certain eligible recipients ,an eligible recipient that received a covered loan before the date of enactment of this subsection may elect for the covered period applicable to such covered loan to end on the date that is #h weeks after the date of the origination of such covered loan4 4 #d4 ,delay of payment of employer payroll taxes ,section #bcjb7;a7 of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 is amended by striking paragraph 7#c74 #e4 ,effective date2 applicability ,the amendments made by this ,act shall be effective as if included in the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 and shall apply to any loan made pursuant to section #g7;a77#cf7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf77 or section #aaji of the ,,cares ,act4