IIB 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8211 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 7, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship 

AN ACT 

To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 

improve the loan guaranty program, enhance the ability 

of small manufacturers to access affordable capital, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘504 Modernization and 

3 Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2020’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO POLICY GOALS FOR THE DEVELOP5 MENT COMPANY PROGRAM. 

6 Section 501(d)(3) of the Small Business Investment 

7 Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695(d)(3)) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

9 (L) as subparagraphs (B) through (M), respectively; 

10 (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 

11 redesignated) the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) workforce development through work13 based or work-integrated training, which shall 

14 be satisfied by demonstrating that a small busi15 ness concern that is a subject of the project 

16 has— 

17 ‘‘(i) a documented in-house training 

18 program, the duration of which is not 

19 shorter than 12 weeks; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) entered into a contract with an 

21 entity— 

22 ‘‘(I) to provide trained applicants 

23 for any open position of employment 

24 at the small business concern; and 

25 ‘‘(II) that ensures that any appli26 cant provided to the small business 


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1 concern under subclause (I) has un2 dergone not fewer than 12 weeks of 

3 training that is relevant to the open 

4 position described in that subclause,’’; 

5 (3) by amending subparagraph (D) (as so re6 designated) to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(D) expansion of minority-owned, em8 ployee-owned, or women-owned business devel9 opment,’’; 

10 (4) in subparagraph (L) (as so redesignated), 

11 by striking ‘‘producers, or’’ and inserting ‘‘pro12 ducers,’’; 

13 (5) in subparagraph (M) (as so redesignated), 

14 by striking the period at the end and inserting a 

15 comma; 

16 (6) by inserting after subparagraph (M) the fol17 lowing new subparagraphs: 

18 ‘‘(N) enhanced ability for small business 

19 concerns to reduce costs by using energy effi20 cient products and generating renewable en21 ergy, 

22 ‘‘(O) aid revitalizing of any area for which 

23 a disaster has been declared or determined 

24 under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of 

25 section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act, or 


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1 ‘‘(P) expansion of small business concerns 

2 with 10 or fewer employees.’’; and 

3 (7) in the flush text following subparagraph 

4 (P), as added by paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘sub5 paragraphs (J) and (K)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara6 graphs (K) and (L)’’. 

7 SEC. 3. INCREASE IN LOAN AMOUNTS FOR MANUFAC8 TURING LOANS. 

9 Section 502 of the Small Business Investment Act 

10 of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696) is amended— 

11 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

12 striking ‘‘The Administration’’ and inserting the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (a), as so designated— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

17 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

18 by striking ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘sub19 section’’; and 

20 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking 

21 ‘‘$5,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,500,000’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘this 

24 section’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. IMPROVEMENTS TO 504 LOAN CLOSING PROCE2 DURE. 

3 Title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 

4 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) is amended— 

5 (1) in section 502, as amended by section 3, by 

6 adding at the end the following new subsections: 

7 ‘‘(b) CLOSING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT

9 COMPANIES.—An accredited lender certified com10 pany may take any of the following actions to facili11 tate the closing of a loan made under subsection (a): 

12 ‘‘(A) Reallocate the cost of the project with 

13 respect to which the loan is made in an amount 

14 that is not more than 10 percent of the overall 

15 cost of the project. 

16 ‘‘(B) Correct any name that is applicable 

17 to the loan, including the name of any bor18 rower, guarantor, eligible passive company de19 scribed in subparagraph (C)(i), and operating 

20 company described in subparagraph (C)(ii). 

21 ‘‘(C) Form any of the following to receive 

22 proceeds of the loan: 

23 ‘‘(i) An eligible passive company that 

24 complies with section 120.111 of title 13, 

25 Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc26 cessor regulation. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) If an eligible passive company is 

2 formed under clause (i), an operating com3 pany with respect to that eligible passive 

4 company. 

5 ‘‘(D) Correct the address of any property 

6 with respect to which the loan is made. 

7 ‘‘(E) Correct the name of any interim 

8 lender or third-party lender. 

9 ‘‘(F) Change any third-party lender or in10 terim lender if that lender is a financial institu11 tion that is regulated by the Federal Govern12 ment or a State government. 

13 ‘‘(G) Make a guarantor a co-borrower or a 

14 co-borrower a guarantor. 

15 ‘‘(H) Add a guarantor that does not 

16 change ownership with respect to the loan. 

17 ‘‘(I) Reduce the amount of standby debt 

18 before the closing as a result of regularly sched19 uled payments. 

20 ‘‘(J) Reduce the cost of the project with 

21 respect to which the loan is made. 

22 ‘‘(2) FEES.—The Administrator shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) issue a rule regarding the amount of 

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1 company to make one or more loans to small 

2 business concerns, the proceeds of which are 

3 used by that concern for the purposes described 

4 in subsection (a), except that such amount shall 

5 be not less than $3,500; and 

6 ‘‘(B) periodically update the rule issued 

7 under subparagraph (A). 

8 ‘‘(3) NO ADVERSE CHANGE AND FINANCIAL

9 STATEMENT.—Before the closing with respect to a 

10 loan made under subsection (a), the borrower and 

11 any operating company shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) make the certification required under 

13 section 120.892 of title 13, Code of Federal 

14 Regulations, or any successor regulation; and 

15 ‘‘(B) submit to the certified development 

16 company a financial statement that is not more 

17 than 180 days old, which the company shall 

18 certify not later than 120 days before the date 

19 on which the certified development company 

20 issues a debenture with respect to the project to 

21 which the loan relates. 

22 ‘‘(c) EXPRESS PROGRAM.—An accredited lender cer23 tified company may, with respect to a covered loan, take 

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1 ‘‘(1) Any action described in any of subpara2 graphs (A) through (J) of subsection (b)(1). 

3 ‘‘(2) If the borrower is not delinquent with re4 spect to the loan payments— 

5 ‘‘(A) permit the loan to subordinate to a 

6 new third-party lender loan for the purposes of 

7 refinancing that third-party lender loan, except 

8 that no refinanced amount with respect to the 

9 loan may be increased in order to provide cash 

10 to the borrower; 

11 ‘‘(B) permit a new party to assume respon12 sibility for the loan if the original borrower re13 mains on the loan as the original guarantor; 

14 ‘‘(C) obtain force placed insurance cov15 erage for the loan if the borrower has allowed 

16 insurance coverage with respect to the loan to 

17 lapse; and 

18 ‘‘(D) endorse an insurance check with re19 spect to the property that is financed by the 

20 loan in an amount that is less than $100,000. 

21 ‘‘(3) Certify that the loan is compliant with the 

22 appraisal requirements and environmental policies 

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1 tion, effective August 28, 2020, or any successor 

2 Standard Operating Procedure. 

3 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

4 ‘‘(1) the term ‘accredited lender certified com5 pany’ means a certified development company that 

6 meets the requirements under section 507(b), includ7 ing a certified development company that the Ad8 ministration has designated as an accredited lender 

9 under such section 507(b); and 

10 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered loan’— 

11 ‘‘(A) means a loan made under subsection 

12 (a) in an amount that is not more than 

13 $500,000; and 

14 ‘‘(B) does not include a loan made to a 

15 borrower that is a franchise that, or is in an in16 dustry that, has a high rate of default, as annu17 ally determined by the Administrator.’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new sec19 tion: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 511. CLOSING AND OVERSIGHT. 

21 ‘‘(a) SBA DISTRICT COUNSELS.—Beginning on the 

22 date of enactment of this section, with respect to the pro23 gram established under this title, district counsels of the 

24 Administration shall be subject to the same requirements, 

25 and shall have the same authority and responsibilities, as 


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1 in effect with respect to that program on the day before 

2 the date of enactment of this section, except that— 

3 ‘‘(1) the Office of Credit Risk Management of 

4 the Administration shall have the responsibility for 

5 all duties relating to conducting file reviews of loans 

6 made under this title; and 

7 ‘‘(2) district counsels of the Administration 

8 shall not have any responsibility relating to the re9 view of closing packages with respect to a loan made 

10 under this title. 

11 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATED ATTORNEYS.—For the purposes of 

12 this title, the following provisions and requirements shall 

13 apply with respect to a designated attorney of a certified 

14 development company: 

15 ‘‘(1) A designated attorney that meets the re16 quirements determined under paragraph (2) shall be 

17 responsible for certifying documents relating to the 

18 closing of a loan described in this title. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Administrator may determine any 

20 continuing education requirements that the des21 ignated attorney shall be required to satisfy in order 

22 to be permitted to close a loan made under this title. 

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1 ginning on that date of enactment, the certified de2 velopment company may identify such an attorney, 

3 subject to the approval of the Administrator.’’. 

4 SEC. 5. CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LOANS FOR 

5 SMALL MANUFACTURERS. 

6 (a) CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT.—Section 

7 502(a)(3)(C) of the Small Business Investment Act of 

8 1958, as designated by section 3, is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and 

10 (iv) as subclauses (I), (II), (III), and (IV), respec11 tively, and adjusting the margins of such subclauses 

12 accordingly; 

13 (2) by inserting before subclause (I), as so re14 designated, the following: 

15 ‘‘(i) for a small business concern that 

16 is not a small manufacturer (as defined in 

17 section 501(e)(7))—’’; 

18 (3) in subclause (III), as so redesignated, by 

19 striking ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub20 clauses (I) and (II)’’; 

21 (4) in subclause (IV) as so redesignated, by 

22 striking the period and the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

23 and 

24 (5) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(ii) for a small manufacturer (as de2 fined in section 501(e)(7))— 

3 ‘‘(I) at least 5 percent of the 

4 total cost of the project financed, if 

5 the small business concern has been in 

6 operation for a period of 2 years or 

7 less; 

8 ‘‘(II) at least 5 percent of the 

9 total cost of the project financed, if 

10 the project involves a limited or single 

11 purpose building or structure; 

12 ‘‘(III) at least 10 percent of the 

13 total cost of the project financed if the 

14 project involves both of the conditions 

15 set forth in subclauses (I) and (II); or 

16 ‘‘(IV) at least 5 percent of the 

17 total cost of the project financed, in 

18 all other circumstances, at the discre19 tion of the development company.’’. 

20 (b) CREATION OR RETENTION OF JOBS REQUIRE21 MENT.—Section 501(e) of the Small Business Investment 

22 Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695(e)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘creates or re24 tains’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

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1 $75,000 guaranteed by the Administration, except 

2 that the amount is $150,000 in the case of a project 

3 of a small manufacturer.’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘creates or re5 tains’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

6 end and inserting ‘‘creates or retains 1 job for every 

7 $75,000 guaranteed by the Administration, except 

8 that the amount is $150,000 in the case of a project 

9 of a small manufacturer.’’; 

10 (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para11 graph (7); and 

12 (4) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(6) For a loan for a project directed toward the cre15 ation of job opportunities under subsection (d)(1), the Ad16 ministrator shall publish on the website of the Administra17 tion the number of jobs created or retained under the 

18 project as of the date that is 2 years after the completion 

19 (as determined based on information provided by the de20 velopment company) of the project.’’. 

21 (c) COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

22 502(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Small Business Investment Act of 

23 1958, as designated by section 3, is amended by adding 

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1 be required in the case of a small manufacturer (as de2 fined in section 501(e)(7)).’’. 

3 (d) DEBT REFINANCING.—Section 502(a)(7)(B) of 

4 the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as designated 

5 by section 3, is amended in the matter preceding clause 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘(or in the case of a small manufacturer 

7 (as defined in section 501(e)(7)), that does not exceed 100 

8 percent of the project cost of the expansion)’’ after ‘‘cost 

9 of the expansion’’. 

10 (e) AMOUNT OF GUARANTEED DEBENTURE.—Sec11 tion 503(a) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 

12 (15 U.S.C. 697(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(5) Any debenture issued by a State or local devel15 opment company to a small manufacturer (as defined in 

16 section 501(e)(7)) with respect to which a guarantee is 

17 made under this subsection shall be in an amount equal 

18 to not more than 50 percent of the cost of the project 

19 with respect to which such debenture is issued, without 

20 regard to whether good cause has been shown.’’. 

21 SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL MANUFACTURERS. 

22 Title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 

23 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.), as amended by section 4(2), is 

24 further amended by adding at the end the following new 

25 section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 512. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL MANUFACTURERS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure 

3 that each district office of the Administration partners 

4 with not less than 1 resource partner to provide training 

5 to small business concerns assigned a North American In6 dustry Classification System code for manufacturing on 

7 obtaining assistance under the program carried out under 

8 this title, including with respect to the application process 

9 under that program and partnering with development 

10 companies under this title. 

11 ‘‘(b) RESOURCE PARTNER DEFINED.—In this sec12 tion, the term ‘resource partner’ means— 

13 ‘‘(1) a small business development center (as 

14 defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act); 

15 ‘‘(2) a women’s business center (described 

16 under section 29 of such Act); 

17 ‘‘(3) a chapter of the Service Corps of Retired 

18 Executives (established under section 8(b)(1)(B) of 

19 such Act); and 

20 ‘‘(4) a Veteran Business Outreach Center (de21 scribed under section 32 of such Act).’’. 

22 SEC. 7. LEASING RULES FOR NEW FACILITIES AND EXIST23 ING BUILDINGS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(a) of the Small Busi25 ness Investment Act of 1958, as designated by section 3, 


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1 is amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and insert2 ing the following new paragraphs: 

3 ‘‘(4) NEW FACILITIES.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a 

5 project to construct a new facility, an assisted 

6 small business concern may permanently lease 

7 not more than 20 percent of the project if such 

8 concern— 

9 ‘‘(i) permanently occupies and uses 

10 not less than 60 percent of the project; 

11 ‘‘(ii) plans to occupy and use an addi12 tional portion of the project that is not 

13 permanently leased not later than 3 years 

14 after receipt of assistance under this sec15 tion; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) plans to permanently occupy and 

17 use 80 percent of the project not later than 

18 10 years after receipt of such assistance. 

19 ‘‘(B) SMALL MANUFACTURERS.—With re20 spect to an assisted small business concern that 

21 is a small manufacturer (as defined in section 

22 501(e)(6)), subparagraph (A)(i) shall apply 

23 with ‘50 percent’ substituted for ‘60 percent’. 


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1 ‘‘(5) EXISTING BUILDINGS.—With respect to a 

2 project to acquire, renovate, or reconstruct an exist3 ing building, the following shall apply: 

4 ‘‘(A) OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS.—The 

5 assisted small business concern may perma6 nently lease not more than 50 percent of the 

7 project if the concern permanently occupies and 

8 uses not less than 50 percent of the project. 

9 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The assisted small 

10 business concern may permanently lease more 

11 than 50 percent of the project if— 

12 ‘‘(i) such concern— 

13 ‘‘(I) has occupied and used the 

14 existing building for a consecutive 12- 

15 month period before submitting an 

16 application for assistance under this 

17 section; 

18 ‘‘(II) agrees to permanently use 

19 less than 50 percent of the existing 

20 building and permanently lease more 

21 than 50 percent for a consecutive 12- 

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1 ‘‘(III) affirms that the existing 

2 building is appropriate for current 

3 and reasonably anticipated needs; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the development company assist5 ing such project— 

6 ‘‘(I) provides written notice to 

7 the Administrator on the date on 

8 which the development company closes 

9 the loan for such project; and 

10 ‘‘(II) once each year during the 

11 first 5 years of the loan, and once 

12 every 2 years for the remainder of the 

13 loan— 

14 ‘‘(aa) conducts an examina15 tion of the assisted small busi16 ness concern to ensure the con17 cern is not a real estate develop18 ment business; and 

19 ‘‘(bb) files with the Adminis20 trator an anti-investor certifi21 cation signed by the development 

22 company and the assisted small 

23 business concern. 

24 ‘‘(C) LEASE TERM.—Any residential lease 

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1 of not more than 1 year, and any commercial 

2 lease made under this paragraph shall be for a 

3 term of not more than 5 years.’’. 

4 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 

5 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

6 Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress 

7 a report analyzing the impact of the amendments made 

8 by this section on access to capital for small business con9 cerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business 

10 Act (15 U.S.C. 632)), and recommending whether similar 

11 notice, examination, and certifications requirements 

12 should be made to the program established under section 

13 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)). 

14 SEC. 8. LOW-INTEREST REFINANCING UNDER THE LOCAL 

15 DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM. 

16 (a) EXPANSIONS.—Section 502(a)(7)(B) of the Small 

17 Business Investment Act of 1958, as designated by section 

18 3 and amended by section 5(d), is further amended— 

19 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik20 ing ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’; and 

21 (2) in clause (v), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (3) by striking clause (vi); and 

23 (4) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (vi). 


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1 (b) REPEAL.—Section 521(a) of division E of the 

2 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114– 

3 113; 129 Stat. 2463; 15 U.S.C. 696 note) is repealed. 

4 (c) REFINANCING.—Section 502(a)(7) of the Small 

5 Business Investment Act of 1958, as designated by section 

6 3, is amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(C) REFINANCING NOT INVOLVING EX9 PANSIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this subpara11 graph— 

12 ‘‘(I) the term ‘borrower’ means a 

13 small business concern that submits 

14 an application to a development com15 pany for financing under this sub16 paragraph; 

17 ‘‘(II) the term ‘eligible fixed 

18 asset’ means tangible property relat19 ing to which the Administrator may 

20 provide financing under this section; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(III) the term ‘qualified debt’ 

23 means indebtedness that— 

24 ‘‘(aa) was incurred not less 

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1 the application for assistance 

2 under this subparagraph; 

3 ‘‘(bb) is a commercial loan; 

4 ‘‘(cc) the proceeds of which 

5 were used to acquire an eligible 

6 fixed asset; 

7 ‘‘(dd) was incurred for the 

8 benefit of the small business con9 cern; and 

10 ‘‘(ee) is collateralized by eli11 gible fixed assets; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) AUTHORITY.—A project that 

13 does not involve the expansion of a small 

14 business concern may include the refi15 nancing of qualified debt if— 

16 ‘‘(I) the amount of the financing 

17 is not more than 90 percent of the 

18 value of the collateral for the financ19 ing, except that, if the appraised value 

20 of the eligible fixed assets serving as 

21 collateral for the financing is less than 

22 the amount equal to 125 percent of 

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1 other collateral to eliminate any defi2 ciency; 

3 ‘‘(II) the borrower has been in 

4 operation for all of the 2-year period 

5 ending on the date the loan applica6 tion is submitted; and 

7 ‘‘(III) for a financing for which 

8 the Administrator determines there 

9 will be an additional cost attributable 

10 to the refinancing of the qualified 

11 debt, the borrower agrees to pay a fee 

12 in an amount equal to the anticipated 

13 additional cost. 

14 ‘‘(iii) FINANCING FOR BUSINESS EX15 PENSES.— 

16 ‘‘(I) FINANCING FOR BUSINESS

17 EXPENSES.—The Administrator may 

18 provide financing to a borrower that 

19 receives financing that includes a refi20 nancing of qualified debt under clause 

21 (ii), in addition to the refinancing 

22 under clause (ii), to be used solely for 

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1 ‘‘(II) APPLICATION FOR FINANC2 ING.— An application for financing 

3 under subclause (I) shall include— 

4 ‘‘(aa) a specific description 

5 of the expenses for which the ad6 ditional financing is requested; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(bb) an itemization of the 

9 amount of each expense. 

10 ‘‘(III) CONDITION ON ADDI11 TIONAL FINANCING.—A borrower may 

12 not use any part of the financing 

13 under this clause for non-business 

14 purposes. 

15 ‘‘(iv) LOANS BASED ON JOBS.— 

16 ‘‘(I) JOB CREATION AND RETEN17 TION GOALS.— 

18 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—The 

19 Administrator may provide fi20 nancing under this subparagraph 

21 for a borrower that meets the job 

22 creation goals under subsection 

23 (d) or (e) of section 501. 

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1 trator may provide financing 

2 under this subparagraph to a 

3 borrower that does not meet the 

4 goals described in item (aa) in an 

5 amount that is not more than the 

6 product obtained by multiplying 

7 the number of employees of the 

8 borrower by $75,000. 

9 ‘‘(II) NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.— 

10 For purposes of subclause (I), the 

11 number of employees of a borrower is 

12 equal to the sum of— 

13 ‘‘(aa) the number of full14 time employees of the borrower 

15 on the date on which the bor16 rower applies for a loan under 

17 this subparagraph; and 

18 ‘‘(bb) the product obtained 

19 by multiplying— 

20 ‘‘(AA) the number of 

21 part-time employees of the 

22 borrower on the date on 

23 which the borrower applies 

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1 ‘‘(BB) the quotient ob2 tained by dividing the aver3 age number of hours each 

4 part time employee of the 

5 borrower works each week 

6 by 40. 

7 ‘‘(v) NONDELEGATION.—Notwith8 standing section 508(e), the Administrator 

9 may not permit a premier certified lender 

10 to approve or disapprove an application for 

11 assistance under this subparagraph. 

12 ‘‘(vi) TOTAL AMOUNT OF LOANS.— 

13 The Administrator may provide not more 

14 than a total of $7,500,000,000 of financ15 ing under this subparagraph for each fiscal 

16 year.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives December 3, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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