,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,rosen 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,ms4 
,duckworth1 and ,mr4 ,rubio7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship  
,a ,,bill  ,to allow nonprofit child    
care providers to participate in certain
 loan programs of the ,small ,business  
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,small ,business ,child    
,care ,investment ,act4  #b4 ,small     
business loans for nonprofit child care 
providers  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#c7;a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#aj7 
,nonprofit child care providers  7,a7   
,definition ,in this paragraph1 the term
 covered nonprofit child care provider  
means an organization-- 7i7 that-- 7,i7 
is in compliance with licensing         

requirements for child care providers of
 the ,state in which the organization is
 located2  7,,ii7 is described in       
section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from 
tax under section #eja7;a7 of such      
,code2  7,,iii7 is primarily engaged in 
providing child care for children from  
birth to compulsory school age2 and     
7,,iv7 is in compliance with the size   
standards established under this        
subsection for business concerns in the 
applicable industry2  7ii7 for which    
each employee and regular volunteer     
complies with the criminal background   
check requirements under section        
#feh;,h7b7 of the ,child ,care and      
,development ,block ,grant ,act of #aiij
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;f7b772  7iii7 that
 may-- 7,i7 provide care for school-age 
children outside of school hours or     
outside of the school year2 or  7,,ii7  
offer preschool or prekindergarten      
educational programs2 and  7iv7 subject 
to any exemption under ,federal law     

applicable to the organization1 that    
certifies to the ,administrator that the
 organization will not discriminate in  
any business practice1 including        
providing services to the public1 on the
 basis of race1 color1 religion1 sex1   
sexual orientation1 marital status1 age1
 disability1 or national origin4  7,b7  
,eligibility for certain loan programs  
7i7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of this subsection1 a   
covered nonprofit child care provider   
shall be deemed to be a small business  
concern for purposes of loans under     
section #g7;a7 of this ,act or financing
 under title ,v of the ,small ,business 
,investment ,act of #aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fie et seq474  7ii7 ,loan guarantee ,a
 covered nonprofit child care center    
provider-- 7,i7 shall obtain a guarantee
 of timely payment of the loan or       
financing from another person or entity 
to be eligible for a loan or financing  
of more than #ejj1jjj under the         
authority under clause 7i72 and  7,,ii7 

shall not be required to obtain a       
guarantee of timely payment of the loan 
or financing to be eligible for a loan  
or financing that is not more than      
#ejj1jjj under the authority under      
clause 7i74  7,c7 ,limitation on basis  
for ineligibility ,the ,administrator   
may not determine that a covered        
nonprofit child care center provider is 
not eligible for a loan or financing    
described in subparagraph 7,b77i7 on the
 basis that the proceeds of the loan or 
financing will be used for a religious  
activity protected under the ,first     
,amendment to the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states1 as interpreted by the  
courts of the ,united ,states4  4  7b7  
,reporting  7#a7 ,definition ,in this   
subsection1 the term covered nonprofit  
child care provider has the meaning     
given the term in paragraph 7#aj7 of    
section #c7;a7 of the ,small ,business  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a771 as added 
by subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,requirement   
,not later than #a year after the date  

of enactment of this ,act1 and annually 
thereafter1 the ,administrator of the   
,small ,business ,administration shall  
submit to ,congress a report that       
contains-- 7,a7 for the year covered by 
the report-- 7i7 the number of loans    
made under section #g7;a7 of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77 
and the number of financings provided   
under title ,v of the ,small ,business  
,investment ,act of #aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fie et seq47 to covered nonprofit     
child care providers2 and  7ii7 the     
amount of such loans made and the amount
 of such financings provided to covered 
nonprofit child care providers2 and     
7,b7 any other information determined   
relevant by the ,administrator4