,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4 
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill   
,to provide disaster assistance to      
cannabis businesses4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,business ,disaster ,relief ,equity ,act
 of #bjbj4  #b4 ,eligibility for        
,federal disaster assistance  7a7       
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,cannabis ,the term cannabis has the    
meaning given the term marihuana in     
section #ajb of the ,controlled         
,substances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb74  
7#b7 ,disaster assistance ,the term     
disaster assistance means any service1  
grant1 loan 7including loan             
forgiveness71 tax credit1 tax deduction1
 or any other assistance-- 7,a7 made    
available in connection with a federally
 declared disaster2 or  7,b7 made       

available in connection with the        
,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response 
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg2 #acd ,stat4
 #agh71 the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf2 #acd ,stat4 #bha71 the        
,paycheck ,protection ,program and      
,health ,care ,enhancement ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaf-aci2 #acd ,stat4 #fbj71 the  
,paycheck ,protection ,program          
,flexibility ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law
 #aaf-adb2 #acd ,stat4 #fda71 or ,public
 ,law #aaf-adg4  7#c7 ,state ,the term  
,state means each of the several        
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
,puerto ,rico1 and any territory or     
possession of the ,united ,states4  7#d7
 ,state-legal cannabis business ,the    
term ,state-legal cannabis business     
means any person that-- 7,a7            
participates in any business or         
organized activity that involves        
handling cannabis1 including the        
manufacture1 production1 possession1    
distribution1 dispensation1             
administration1 or delivery of cannabis2

 and  7,b7 engages in such activity     
pursuant to a law established by a      
,state1 a unit of local government1 or  
an ,indian ,tribe that has jurisdiction 
over the ,indian country in which the   
activity occurs4  7b7 ,eligibility      
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a ,state-legal cannabis business   
shall not be denied disaster assistance 
administered by a ,federal agency solely
 because the business is involved in the
 manufacture1 production1 possession1   
distribution1 dispensation1             
administration1 or delivery of cannabis4
  7c7 ,application  7#a7 ,in general ,in
 the case of disaster assistance        
described in subsection 7a77#b77;,a71   
this ,act shall apply to any request for
 disaster assistance with respect to a  
,federal disaster declaration issued    
after ,december #ca1 #bjai4  7#b7       
,,covid-#ai relief legislation ,in the  
case of disaster assistance described in
 subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 this ,act     
shall apply to any request for disaster 

assistance under an ,act described in   
subsection 7a77#b77;,b74  7#c7          
,retroactive application for disaster   
assistance ,notwithstanding any other   
provision of law or disaster assistance 
request deadline1 the head of each      
agency that administers disaster        
assistance shall1 to the greatest extent
 practicable1 allow ,state-legal        
cannabis businesses to retroactively    
apply for such disaster assistance4