,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,blum5au] 7= himself & ,mr4   
,de,fazio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide disa/]    
assi/ance to cannabis bus9esses4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,small ,bus9ess ,disa/] ,relief ,equity 
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,eligibility = ,f$]al
 disa/] assi/ance  7a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cannabis ,! t]m cannabis
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m m>ihuana 9      
section #ajb ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  7#b7 ,disa/]
 assi/ance ,! t]m disa/] assi/ance means
 any s]vice1 grant1 loan 7includ+ loan  
=giv5ess71 tax cr$it1 tax d$uction1 or  
any o!r assi/ance-- 7,a7 made available 
9 connection ) a f$]ally decl>$ disa/]2 
or  7,b7 made available 9 connection ) !
 ,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response 
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg2 #acd ,/at4 
#agh71 ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law      

#aaf-acf2 #acd ,/at4 #bha71 ! ,pay*eck  
,protection ,program & ,heal? ,c>e      
,enhancem5t ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aci2
 #acd ,/at4 #fbj71 ! ,pay*eck           
,protection ,program ,flexibility ,act (
 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-adb2 #acd     
,/at4 #fda71 or ,public ,law #aaf-adg4  
7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !   
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
,pu]to ,rico1 & any t]ritory or         
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7     
,/ate-legal cannabis bus9ess ,! t]m     
,/ate-legal cannabis bus9ess means any  
p]son t-- 7,a7 p>ticipates 9 any bus9ess
 or organiz$ activity t involves h&l+   
cannabis1 includ+ ! manufacture1        
production1 possession1 di/ribution1    
disp5sation1 adm9i/ration1 or deliv]y ( 
cannabis2 &  7,b7 engages 9 su* activity
 pursuant to a law e/abli%$ by a ,/ate1 
a unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or an ,indian  
,tribe t has jurisdiction ov] ! ,indian 
c\ntry 9 :i* ! activity occurs4  7b7    
,eligibility ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 a ,/ate-legal cannabis bus9ess   

%all n be d5i$ disa/] assi/ance adm9i/]$
 by a ,f$]al ag5cy solely because !     
bus9ess is involv$ 9 ! manufacture1     
production1 possession1 di/ribution1    
disp5sation1 adm9i/ration1 or deliv]y ( 
cannabis4  7c7 ,application  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 ! case ( disa/] assi/ance      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,a71 ?is 
,act %all apply to any reque/ = disa/]  
assi/ance ) respect to a ,f$]al disa/]  
decl>ation issu$ aft] ,decemb] #ca1     
#bjai4  7#b7 ,,covid-#ai relief         
legislation ,9 ! case ( disa/] assi/ance
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 ?is
 ,act %all apply to any reque/ = disa/] 
assi/ance "u an ,act describ$ 9         
subsection 7a77#b77;,b74  7#c7          
,retroactive application = disa/]       
assi/ance ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law or disa/] assi/ance reque/ deadl9e1 
! head ( ea* ag5cy t adm9i/]s disa/]    
assi/ance %all1 to ! greate/ ext5t      
practicable1 all[ ,/ate-legal cannabis  
bus9esses to retroactively apply = su*  
disa/] assi/ance4