I 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6922 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide low-interest loans to small 
business concerns providing transportation services to assist them in 
dealing with high motor fuel prices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. SALAZAR, and Ms. 
HERSETH SANDLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide low-interest 
loans to small business concerns providing transportation 
services to assist them in dealing with high motor fuel 
prices. 
SECTION 1. ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES ENGAGED 
IN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting after 
paragraph (9) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) FUEL COST ASSISTANCE FOR CONCERNS 
ENGAGED
IN
PROVIDING
TRANSPORTATION
SERV-
ICES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administration 
may make disaster loans under this subsection 
(either directly or in cooperation with banks or 
other lending institutions through agreements 
to participate on an immediate or deferred 
basis) to assist an eligible small business con-
cern that has suffered or that is likely to suffer 
substantial economic injury as the result of in-
creases in the price of gasoline or diesel fuel. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
SMALL
BUSINESS
CON-
CERN.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘eligible small business concern’ means 
any small business concern engaged in the 
transportation of persons or property for hire. 
‘‘(C) INTEREST RATE.—Any loan or guar-
antee extended pursuant to this paragraph shall 
be made— 
‘‘(i) without regard to whether the ap-
plicant is able to obtain credit elsewhere, 
and 
‘‘(ii) at the same interest rate as eco-
nomic injury loans under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(D) MAXIMUM
ASSISTANCE.—No loan 
may be made under this paragraph, either di-
rectly or in cooperation with banks or other 
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lending institutions through agreements to par-
ticipate on an immediate or deferred basis, if 
the total amount outstanding and committed to 
the borrower under this paragraph would ex-
ceed $250,000, unless such applicant con-
stitutes, or have become due to changed eco-
nomic circumstances, a major source of employ-
ment in its surrounding area, as determined by 
the Administration, in which case the Adminis-
tration, in its discretion, may waive the 
$250,000 limitation. 
‘‘(E) NO
DISASTER
DECLARATION
RE-
QUIRED.—For purposes of assistance under this 
paragraph, no declaration of a disaster area 
shall be required. 
‘‘(F) PERIOD
LOANS
ARE
AVAILABLE.— 
This paragraph shall apply to loans made dur-
ing the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4(c) of 
such Act (15 U.S.C. 633(c)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘7(b)(10),’’ after ‘‘7(b)(4),’’ in 
paragraph (1), and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘7(b)(10),’’ after ‘‘7(b)(8),’’ in 
paragraph (2). 
Æ 
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