,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ceca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ah1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,business  
,act to ensure small businesses affected
 by the onset of communicable diseases  
are eligible for disaster relief4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,small ,business ,relief ,from      
,communicable ,disease ,induced         
,economic ,hardship ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 
,economic injury loans for communicable 
diseases  7a7 ,definition of a disaster 
,section #c7k77#b7 of the ,small        
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fcb7k77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71    
striking the period and inserting 2 and2
 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the     

following3  7,d7 a communicable disease 
for which the ,federal ,government has  
issued a travel alert or travel warning4
  4  7b7 ,terms ,section #g7;b77#b7 of  
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcf7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   
7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph    
7,d7 the following3  7,e7 a disaster    
described in section #c7k77#b77;,d7 for 
which the ,federal ,government has      
issued a public health emergency4  2 and
  7#c7 by adding at the end the         
following3 ,a loan made pursuant to a   
disaster described in subparagraph 7,e7 
shall not require the payment of        
interest44  7c7 ,applicability ,the     
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to a communicable disease-- 7#a7  
for which the ,federal ,government      
issues a travel alert or travel warning 
before1 on1 or after the date of        
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 the   
effects of which are experienced on or  

after the date of enactment of this     
,act4