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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2743 

To make companies that support venues and events eligible for grants under 

the shuttered venue operators grant program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 

Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. HAGERTY) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

A BILL 

To make companies that support venues and events eligible 

for grants under the shuttered venue operators grant 

program, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Music Under Severe 

5 Income Crisis Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ADDING SERVICE AND SUPPORT COMPANIES TO 

2 THE SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS GRANT 

3 PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 324 of the Economic Aid 

5 to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues 

6 Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

11 (I) in the matter preceding clause 

12 (i), by inserting ‘‘a service and sup13 port company,’’ after ‘‘theatre oper14 ator,’’; 

15 (II) in clause (i)— 

16 (aa) in the matter preceding 

17 subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘the 

18 service and support company,’’ 

19 after ‘‘theatre operator,’’; and 

20 (bb) in subclause (I), by in21 serting ‘‘a service and support 

22 company,’’ after ‘‘theatre oper23 ator,’’; 

24 (III) in clause (ii)— 

25 (aa) in subclause (III), by 

26 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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1 (bb) in subclause (IV), by 

2 adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

3 (cc) by adding at the end 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(V) the service and support 

6 company is or intends to resume the 

7 services and activities described in 

8 paragraph (11);’’; and 

9 (IV) in clause (vi), by inserting 

10 ‘‘the service and support company,’’ 

11 after ‘‘theatre operator,’’ each place 

12 that term appears; and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

14 ‘‘service and support company,’’ after ‘‘the15 atre operator,’’ each place that term ap16 pears; and 

17 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(11) SERVICE AND SUPPORT COMPANY.—The 

19 term ‘service and support company’— 

20 ‘‘(A) means an individual or entity— 

21 ‘‘(i) that is assigned a North Amer22 ican Industry Classification System code of 

23 532490, 541410, 541420, 541430, 

24 541490, 561920, 711190, 711300, or 

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1 come tax filing or on the application for a 

2 loan under paragraph (36) or (37) of sec3 tion 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 

4 U.S.C. 636(a)) of the individual or entity, 

5 if applicable; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) that— 

7 ‘‘(I)(aa) as the principal business 

8 of the individual or entity, provides 

9 stages, lighting, sound, casts, or other 

10 support for live performing arts 

11 events; and 

12 ‘‘(bb) for which not less than 70 

13 percent of the earned revenue gen14 erated through providing the support 

15 described in item (aa) is for live per16 forming arts events organized, pro17 moted, produced, managed, or hosted 

18 by an eligible person or entity de19 scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(iii); or 

20 ‘‘(II)(aa) as the principal busi21 ness of the individual or entity, show22 cases performers or pre-packaged pro23 ductions to potential buyers; and 

24 ‘‘(bb) for which not less than 70 

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1 erated through showcasing performers 

2 or pre-packaged productions described 

3 in item (aa) is for live performing arts 

4 events— 

5 ‘‘(AA) organized, promoted, 

6 produced, managed, or hosted by 

7 an eligible person or entity de8 scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(iii); 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(BB) hosted in a hotel or 

11 convention center facility; 

12 ‘‘(B) includes an individual or entity de13 scribed in subparagraph (A) that— 

14 ‘‘(i) operates for profit; 

15 ‘‘(ii) is a nonprofit organization; 

16 ‘‘(iii) is government-owned; or 

17 ‘‘(iv) is a corporation, limited liability 

18 company, or partnership or operated as a 

19 sole proprietorship; and 

20 ‘‘(C) does not include— 

21 ‘‘(i) an individual or entity described 

22 in subparagraph (A) that— 

23 ‘‘(I) employs more than 250 full24 time employees; or 


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1 ‘‘(II) is registered or operates 

2 outside of the United States; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) an entity that is majority owned 

4 or controlled by an entity that is an issuer, 

5 the securities of which are listed on a na6 tional securities exchange under section 6 

7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

8 (15 U.S.C. 78f).’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by adding at the 

10 end the following: 

11 ‘‘(iii) PRIORITY FOR AWARDS TO

12 SERVICE AND SUPPORT COMPANIES.— 

13 ‘‘(I) FIRST PRIORITY IN AWARD14 ING GRANTS.—During the initial 14- 

15 day period during which service and 

16 support companies are eligible to re17 ceive a grant under this paragraph, in 

18 making awards to those companies, 

19 the Administrator shall only award 

20 grants to those companies with rev21 enue during the period beginning on 

22 April 1, 2020, and ending on Decem23 ber 31, 2020, that is not more than 

24 10 percent of the revenue of the com25 pany during the period beginning on 


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1 April 1, 2019, and ending on Decem2 ber 31, 2019, due to the COVID–19 

3 pandemic. 

4 ‘‘(II) SECOND PRIORITY IN

5 AWARDING GRANTS.—During the 14- 

6 day period immediately following the 

7 14-day period described in clause (i), 

8 in making awards to service and sup9 port companies under this paragraph, 

10 the Administrator shall only award 

11 grants to those companies with rev12 enue, during the period beginning on 

13 April 1, 2020, and ending on Decem14 ber 31, 2020, that is not more than 

15 30 percent of the revenue of the com16 pany during the period beginning on 

17 April 1, 2019, and ending on Decem18 ber 31, 2019, due to the COVID–19 

19 pandemic.’’. 

20 (b) TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS FROM CORONAVIRUS

21 STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS TO SHUT22 TERED VENUE OPERATORS PROGRAM.— 

23 (1) RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated balances 

24 of amounts appropriated under sections 602(a)(1) 

25 and 603(a) of the Social Security Act (as added by 


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1 section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 

2 2021 (Public Law 117–2)) on the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, $4,000,000,000 is rescinded, provided 

4 that amounts shall be rescinded from the unobli5 gated balance of amounts appropriated under such 

6 section 602(a)(1) first, and amounts shall then be 

7 rescinded from the unobligated balance of amounts 

8 appropriated under such section 603(a) only if the 

9 unobligated balance of amounts appropriated under 

10 such section 602(a)(1) is less than $4,000,000,000. 

11 (2) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated for 

12 an additional amount, out of amounts in the Treas13 ury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 

14 ending September 30, 2021, an amount equal to the 

15 amount rescinded under paragraph (1), to remain 

16 available until December 31, 2021, under the head17 ing ‘‘Small Business Administration—Shuttered 

18 Venue Operators’’, to make grants to service and 

19 support companies under section 324 of the Eco20 nomic Aid to Hard Hit Small Businesses, Non21 profits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of 

22 Public Law 116–260), as amended by subsection 

23 (a). 

24 (c) PROCESSING PREVIOUSLY DENIED APPLICA25 TIONS.—If a service and support company, as defined in 


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1 paragraph (11) of section 324(a) of the Economic Aid to 

2 Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act 

3 (title III of division N of Public Law 116–260), as added 

4 by subsection (a), was denied a grant under such section 

5 before the date of enactment of this Act due to lack of 

6 eligibility but, as a result of the amendments made by sub7 section (a), is eligible for a grant under such section, the 

8 Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 

9 reconsider and process the application of the service and 

10 support company. 

11 (d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 30 days after the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

13 Small Business Administration shall issue regulations to 

14 carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act 

15 without regard to the notice requirements under section 

16 553(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

17 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con18 gress that the Administrator of the Small Business Ad19 ministration should— 

20 (1) issue guidance to ensure that entities whose 

21 principal business is to provide services and support 

22 to the live events industry remain eligible for the 

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1 profits, and Venues Act (title III of division N of 

2 Public Law 116–260); and 

3 (2) distribute funds appropriated for the pro4 gram described in paragraph (1) not later than 120 

5 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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