,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,markey introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to establish a ,fund to provide
 grants to businesses affected by       
,federal immigration enforcement1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,small   
,business ,,ice ,disruption ,fund ,act4 
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,small  
,business ,administration4  7#b7        
,eligible entity ,the term eligible     
entity-- 7,a7 means a small business    
concern that-- 7i7 is located in an area
 in which a ,federal immigration        
enforcement action has taken place      
within the last year2 and  7ii7 can     
demonstrate an immigration              
enforcement-related revenue loss of not 

less than #be percent caused by         
disruptions resulting from such         
immigration enforcement action2 and     
7,b7 does not include a small business  
concern that-- 7i7 as of the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 owns or operates
 7together with any affiliated          
businesses7 more than #ae locations1    
regardless of whether those locations do
 business under the same or multiple    
names2 or  7ii7 is a publicly traded    
company4  7#c7 ,fund ,the term ,fund    
means the ,small ,business ,,ice        
,disruption ,fund established under     
section #c4  7#d7 ,immigration          
enforcement-related revenue loss ,the   
term immigration enforcement-related    
revenue loss means1 with respect to an  
eligible entity1 the gross receipts1 as 
established using such verification     
documentation as the ,administrator may 
require1 of the eligible entity during  
the period during which the ,federal    
immigration action affected business1   
subtracted from the gross receipts of   

the eligible entity during a comparable 
period of business as determined by the 
,administrator1 if such sum is greater  
than zero4  7#e7 ,small business concern
 ,the term small business concern has   
the meaning given the term in section #c
 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae      
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  #c4 ,small ,business  
,,ice ,disruption ,fund  7a7 ,in general
 ,there is established a fund to be     
known as the ,small ,business ,,ice     
,disruption ,fund4  7b7 ,appropriations 
,there is appropriated to the ,fund for 
fiscal year #bjbf1 out of amounts in the
 ,treasury not otherwise appropriated1  
#bjj1jjj1jjj1 to remain available until 
expended4  7c7 ,use of funds  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator may use     
amounts in the ,fund to make grants to  
any eligible entity that makes the      
certification required under subsection 
7d77#a74  7#b7 ,awards ,in general1 the 
,administrator shall award grants to    
eligible entities in the order in which 
applications are received by the        

,administrator4  7d7 ,application  7#a7 
,certification ,an eligible entity      
applying for a grant under this section 
shall make a good faith certification to
 the ,administrator that-- 7,a7 losses  
incurred resulted from interruptions    
caused by a ,federal immigration        
enforcement action2 and  7,b7 the       
eligible entity has not received        
compensation to make up from such losses
 from any other source4  7#b7 ,business 
identifiers ,in accepting applications  
for grants under this section1 the      
,administrator shall implement fraud    
checks1 including-- 7,a7 requiring      
applicants to provide a business        
identifier1 such as an ,employee        
,identification ,number or ,social      
,security ,number2  7,b7 verifying the  
tax returns of an applicant to confirm  
prior income2 and  7,c7 cross-checking  
applicant information against existing  
government databases to ensure that     
individuals or businesses convicted of  
fraud do not receive grants4  7e7 ,grant

 amount  7#a7 ,aggregate maximum amount 
,the aggregate amount of grants made to 
an eligible entity and any affiliated   
business of the eligible entity under   
this section-- 7,a7 shall not exceed    
#a1jjj1jjj2 and  7,b7 shall be limited  
to #ejj1jjj per physical location of the
 eligible entity4  7#b7 ,determination  
of grant amount ,the amount of a grant  
made to an eligible entity under this   
subsection shall be equal to the        
immigration enforcement-related revenue 
loss by the eligible entity4