,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4   
,da9es introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act
 to provide t ,major ,league ,baseball  
fran*ises w be prohibit$ f receiv+ loans
 "u ! ,pay*eck ,protection ,program "u  
c]ta9 circum/ances1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,support ,baseball 9 ,communities     
,act4  #b4 ,eligibility = c]ta9         
assi/ance  7a7 ,pay*eck protection      
program ,section #g7;a77#cf77;,d7 ( !   
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcf7;a77#cf77;,d77 is am5d$ by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7vii7 ,limitation =    
,major ,league ,baseball teams ,not)/&+ 
any o!r provision ( ?is p>agraph1 if    
,major ,league ,baseball r$uces ! numb] 
( ,m9or ,league ,baseball teams t are   
affiliat$ ) a ,major ,league ,baseball  
team1 no ,major ,league ,baseball team  

%all be eligible to receive a cov]$     
loan4  4  7b7 ,,c>es ,act programs      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law or     
regulation1 if ,major ,league ,baseball 
r$uces ! numb] ( ,m9or ,league ,baseball
 teams t are affiliat$ ) a ,major       
,league ,baseball team1 no ,major       
,league ,baseball team %all be eligible 
to receive assi/ance "u any program     
c>ri$ out "u-- 7#a7 title ,,iv ( !      
,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf72 or 
7#b7 any ( ! am5dm5ts made by t title4  
7c7 ,retroactive effect ,?is section1 & 
! am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 %all    
take effect z if enact$ on ! date (     
enactm5t ( ! ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf74