,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cijg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #h1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,collins introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide that all critical   
access hospitals are eligible for loans 
under the paycheck protection program1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,ppp for ,critical ,access ,hospitals  
,act4  #b4 ,inclusion of critical access
 hospitals in the paycheck protection   
program ,section #g7;a77#cf77;,d7 of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcf7;a77#cf77;,d77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7vii7       
,inclusion of critical access hospitals 
,during the covered period1 any         
nonprofit organization that is a        
critical access hospital 7as defined in 
section #ahfa7mm7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           

#aciex7mm777 shall be eligible to       
receive a covered loan1 regardless of   
the status of such a hospital as a      
debtor in a case under chapter #aa of   
title #aa1 ,unites ,states ,code1 or the
 status of any debts owed by such a     
hospital to the ,federal ,government4  4