,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abcb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bj1 #bjba,ms4 ,baldwin introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to modify the maximum paycheck protection program loan amount for farmers and ranchers1 sole proprietors1 independent contractors1 and self-employed individuals4 #a4 ,calculation of maximum ,,ppp loan amount 7a7 ,in general ,section #g7;a77#cf77,v7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf77,v77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking clause 7i7 and inserting the following3 7i7 ,definition ,in this subparagraph1 the term covered recipient means an eligible recipient that-- 7,i7 7aa7 operates as a sole proprietorship1 as an independent contractor1 or as a partnership with gross farming income from self-employment2 or 7bb7 is an eligible self-employed individual2 7,,ii7 reports farm income or expenses on a ,schedule ,f 7or any equivalent successor schedule72 and 7,,iii7 was in business as of ,february #ae1 #bjbj4 2 and 7#b7 by striking clause 7iv7 and inserting the following3 7iv7 ,partnerships with no employees ,with respect to a partnership without employees1 the maximum covered loan amount shall be equal to the sum of-- 7,i7 the product obtained by multiplying-- 7aa7 the gross income1 limited to the amount attributable to general partners as determined by the sum of their distributive shares of gross farming income from self-employment1 that is not more than #ajj1jjj per partner1 and no more than #ejj1jjj in total1 divided by #ab2 and 7bb7 #b4e2 and 7,,ii7 the outstanding amount of a loan under subsection 7b77#b7 that was made during the period beginning on ,january #ca1 #bjbj and ending on ,april #c1 #bjbj that the borrower intends to refinance under the covered loan1 not including any amount of any advance under the loan that is not required to be repaid4 7v7 ,recalculation 7,i7 ,in general ,a lender that made a covered loan before the date of enactment of the ,,ppp ,flexibility for ,farmers1 ,ranchers1 and the ,self-,employed ,act may1 at the request of the covered recipient-- 7aa7 recalculate the maximum loan amount applicable to that covered loan based on the formula described in clause 7ii71 7iii71 or 7iv71 as applicable1 if doing so would result in a larger covered loan amount2 and 7bb7 provide the covered recipient with additional covered loan amounts based on that recalculation4 7,,ii7 ,loan limitation ,for purposes of receiving a recalculated loan amount related to a covered loan under subclause 7,i71 paragraph 7#cg77;,f7 shall not apply4 7,,iii7 ,effect of forgiveness ,subject to rules issued by the ,administrator1 a covered recipient shall be eligible to submit a request for a recalculated loan amount related to a covered loan under subclause 7,i7 without regard to whether the covered recipient has sought or received forgiveness with respect to the applicable covered loan under section #g;,a4 7,,iv7 ,forgiveness of recalculated loan amount ,for purposes of this subparagraph1 as soon as is practicable upon expenditure of additional covered loan amounts provided under subclause 7,i7-- 7aa7 an eligible recipient shall attest to compliance with applicable requirements under this paragraph2 and 7bb7 the additional covered loan amounts shall be forgiven under section #g;,a4 7,v7 ,reimbursement for loan processing ,the ,administrator shall reimburse a lender for processing recalculation requests under this clause in an amount determined by the ,administrator4 4 7b7 ,effective date2 applicability ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall be effective as if included in the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf7 and shall apply to any loan made pursuant to section #g7;a77#cf7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf77 before1 on1 or after the date of enactment of this ,act4