,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjbc,ms4 ,hirono introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator
 of the ,small ,business ,administration
 to establish the ,emergency            
,micro-enterprise ,recovery ,grant      
,pilot ,program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,micro-enterprise          
,assistance and ,urgent ,investment for 
,supporting ,trade1 ,recovery           
,operations1 and ,neighborhood ,growth  
,act or the ,,maui ,,strong ,act4  #b4  
,emergency ,micro-enterprise ,recovery  
,grant ,pilot ,program  7a7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator  
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration4  7#b7 ,covered period  
,the term covered period means the      
period beginning on ,august #a1 #bjbc1  

and ending on ,december #ca1 #bjbd4     
7#c7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible
 entity means an entity operating on or 
after ,august #h1 #bjbc1 on the island  
of ,maui that-- 7,a7 is a private       
nonprofit organization2 or  7,b7        
experienced revenue loss between ,august
 #h1 #bjbc1 and ,december #ca1 #bjbc1   
and is-- 7i7 a small agricultural       
cooperative 7as defined in section      
#c7;j7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;j7772  7ii7 a business 
with not more than #be employees2  7iii7
 any individual who operates under a    
sole proprietorship or as an independent
 contractor2 or  7iv7 a corporation--   
7,i7 all of the stock of which is owned 
by an employee stock ownership plan 7as 
defined in section #dige7;e77#g7 of the 
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf72 and 
7,,ii7 with not more than #ajj          
employees4  7#d7 ,program ,the term     
program means the ,emergency            
,micro-enterprise ,recovery ,grant      
,pilot ,program established under this  

section4  7b7 ,establishment ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall establish the      
,emergency ,micro-enterprise ,recovery  
,grant ,pilot ,program to award grants  
to eligible entities during the covered 
period4  7c7 ,verification ,to receive a
 grant under this section1 an eligible  
entity shall submit to the              
,administrator an application at such   
time and in such manner as the          
,administrator may reasonably require1  
which shall contain a self-certification
 to verify that the entity submitting   
the application is an eligible entity4  
7d7 ,order of consideration ,the        
,administrator shall consider an        
application for a grant under this      
section in the order in which the       
application is received4  7e7 ,amount   
,the amount of a grant provided to an   
eligible entity under this section may  
not exceed #bj1jjj4  7f7 ,use of funds  
,an eligible entity receiving a grant   

under this section shall use the grant  
amounts to-- 7#a7 address any allowable 
purpose for a loan made under section   
#g7;b77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77#b772  7#b7     
maintain payroll2  7#c7 purchase        
materials or equipment2  7#d7 make rent 
or mortgage payments2 or  7#e7 pay for  
obligations that cannot be met due to   
revenue losses4  7g7 ,termination ,the  
authority to award grants under this    
section shall terminate on ,december    
#ca1 #bjbd4  7h7 ,report ,not later than
 #b years after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator shall    
submit to the ,committee on ,small      
,business and ,entrepreneurship of the  
,senate and the ,committee on ,small    
,business of the ,house of              
,representatives a report evaluating the
 impact of the program4  7i7 ,tax       
exemption ,for purposes of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf-- 7#a7 any     
grant made under this section shall not 
be included in the gross income of the  

person that receives that grant2 and    
7#b7 no deduction shall be denied1 no   
tax attribute shall be reduced1 and no  
basis increase shall be denied by reason
 of the exclusion from gross income     
provided under paragraph 7#a7 of this   
subsection4  7j7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,administrator   
#cj1jjj1jjj to carry out this section4