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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3392 

To amend the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, 

and Venues Act with respect to grants for shuttered venue operators, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2021 

Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. JACOBS of New York, Mr. 

ZELDIN, and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Small Business 

A BILL 

To amend the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, 

Nonprofits, and Venues Act with respect to grants for 

shuttered venue operators, 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. GRANTS FOR SHUTTERED VENUE OPERATORS. 

4 (a) ELIGIBLE PERSON OR ENTITY.—Section 

5 324(a)(1) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi6 nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of division 

7 N of Public Law 116–260) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

2 inserting ‘‘an attraction operator,’’ after ‘‘mo3 tion picture theatre operator,’’; 

4 (B) in clause (i)— 

5 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

6 (I), by inserting ‘‘the attraction operator,’’ 

7 after ‘‘motion picture theatre operator,’’; 

8 (ii) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘an 

9 attraction operator,’’ after ‘‘motion picture 

10 theatre operator,’’; and 

11 (iii) in subclause (II), by inserting 

12 ‘‘the attraction operator,’’ after ‘‘motion 

13 picture theatre operator,’’; 

14 (C) in clause (ii)— 

15 (i) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

16 at the end; 

17 (ii) by redesignating subclause (IV) as 

18 subclause (V); and 

19 (iii) by inserting after subclause (III) 

20 the following new subclause: 

21 ‘‘(IV) the attraction operator is 

22 open or intends to reopen; or’’; and 

23 (D) in clause (vi)— 


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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘the attraction oper2 ator,’’ after ‘‘the motion picture theatre 

3 operator,’’ each place it appears; and 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘attractions,’’ after 

5 ‘‘motion picture theatres,’’ each place it 

6 appears; and 

7 (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘an at8 traction operator,’’ after ‘‘motion picture theatre op9 erator,’’. 

10 (b) ATTRACTION OPERATOR.—Section 324(a) of the 

11 Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, 

12 and Venues Act (title III of division N of Public Law 116– 

13 260) is amended by adding at the end the following new 

14 paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(11) ATTRACTION OPERATOR.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘attraction 

17 operator’ means an individual or entity that— 

18 ‘‘(i) as the principal business activity 

19 of the individual or entity, owns or oper20 ates an— 

21 ‘‘(I) amusement park; 

22 ‘‘(II) amusement arcade or par23 lor; or 

24 ‘‘(III) amusement device or con25 cession; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) includes an individual or entity 

2 described in clause (i) that— 

3 ‘‘(I) operates for profit; 

4 ‘‘(II) is a nonprofit organization; 

5 ‘‘(III) is government-owned; or 

6 ‘‘(IV) is a corporation, limited li7 ability company, or partnership or op8 erated as a sole proprietorship. 

9 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—An individual or entity 

10 that owns or operates a business described in 

11 subclause (I), (II), or (III) of subparagraph 

12 (A)(i) may not be treated as an ‘attraction op13 erator’ if gambling activities are carried out as 

14 part of such business.’’. 

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