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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3392
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 20, 2021Mr. Garbarino (for himself, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mr. Zeldin, and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act with respect to grants for shuttered venue operators, and for other purposes.
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Grants for shuttered venue operators
(a)
Eligible person or entity
Section 324(a)(1) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting an attraction operator, after motion picture theatre operator,;
(B) in clause (i)—
(i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting the attraction operator, after motion picture theatre operator,;
(ii) in subclause (I), by inserting an attraction operator, after motion picture theatre operator,; and
(iii) in subclause (II), by inserting the attraction operator, after motion picture theatre operator,;
(C) in clause (ii)—
(i) in subclause (III), by striking or at the end;
(ii) by redesignating subclause (IV) as subclause (V); and
(iii) by inserting after subclause (III) the following new subclause:
(IV) the attraction operator is open or intends to reopen; or
; and
(D) in clause (vi)—
(i) by inserting the attraction operator, after the motion picture theatre operator, each place it appears; and
(ii) by inserting attractions, after motion picture theatres, each place it appears; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting an attraction operator, after motion picture theatre operator,.
(b)
Attraction operator
Section 324(a) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(11)
Attraction operator
(A)
In general
The term attraction operator means an individual or entity that—
(i) as the principal business activity of the individual or entity, owns or operates an—
(I) amusement park;
(II) amusement arcade or parlor; or
(III) amusement device or concession; and
(ii) includes an individual or entity described in clause (i) that—
(I) operates for profit;
(II) is a nonprofit organization;
(III) is government-owned; or
(IV) is a corporation, limited liability company, or partnership or operated as a sole proprietorship.
(B)
Exclusion
An individual or entity that owns or operates a business described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph (A)(i) may not be treated as an attraction operator if gambling activities are carried out as part of such business.
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