H.R. 7208 — Introduced in House

I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7208 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2020Mr. Guest (for himself, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Williams, Mr. Harris, Mr. David P. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Steube, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, and Mr. Palazzo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP Access for Rural Hospitals Act. 2. Inclusion of critical care hospitals in the paycheck protection program (a) Eligibility of hospitals with more than one physical location Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iii) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iii)) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62). (b) Waiver of affiliation rules Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv)(I)) is amended by striking beginning with 72 and inserting the following: beginning with 72 (or, in the case of a critical care hospital, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 62). (c) Critical care hospitals defined Section 7(a)(36)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (vii) Critical care hospital defined In this clause, the term critical care hospital means a hospital (as defined in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(e))) that— (I) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural area, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D)), is treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E)), or is a critical access hospital, as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1)); or (II) for the most recent cost reporting period under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)), received an additional payment under section 1886(d)(5)(F) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)). .