,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ah1 #bjba
 ,ms4 ,rosen introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,appropriations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide direct             
appropriations for processing           
applications for the paycheck protection
 program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,keeping ,our ,promise to ,small    
,businesses ,act4  #b4 ,appropriations  
for paycheck protection program  7a7    
,appropriations ,there is appropriated1 
out of amounts in the ,treasury not     
otherwise appropriated1 to remain       
available until expended1 for additional
 amounts--  7#a7 such sums as may be    
necessary under the heading ,small      
,business ,administration--,business    
,loans ,program ,account1 ,,cares ,act  
for the cost of processing applications 
for loans under paragraph 7#cf7 or 7#cg7
 of section #g7;a7 of the ,small        

,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77 
that were submitted on or before ,may   
#d1 #bjba2 and  7#b7 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj     
under the heading ,small ,business      
,administration--,business ,loans       
,program ,account1 ,,cares ,act for the 
cost of guaranteed loans under paragraph
 7#cf7 or 7#cg7 of section #g7;a7 of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcf7;a77 provided to eligible entities 
that--  7,a7 submit an application for  
such a loan on or before ,may #ca1      
#bjba2  7,b7 have not more than #ajj    
employees2 and  7,c7 are located in a   
,state that1 as of ,march #a1 #bjba1 had
 an unemployment rate of not less than  
#f percent4  7b7 ,preference ,in        
guaranteeing loans using amounts        
appropriated under subsection 7a77#b71  
the ,administrator of the ,small        
,business ,administration shall give a  
preference to eligible entities that are
 women-1 minority-1 or veteran-owned4