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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6037 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish 
the Emergency Micro-enterprise Recovery Grant Pilot Program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Ms. TOKUDA (for herself and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to establish the Emergency Micro-enterprise Re-
covery Grant Pilot Program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Micro-enterprise As-
sistance and Urgent Investment for Supporting Trade, 
Recovery Operations, and Neighborhood Growth Act’’ or 
the ‘‘MAUI STRONG Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
EMERGENCY 
MICRO-ENTERPRISE 
RECOVERY 
GRANT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration shall establish the 
‘‘Emergency Micro-enterprise Recovery Grant Pilot Pro-
gram’’ to award grants to eligible entities during the cov-
ered period. 
(b) VERIFICATION.—To receive a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to 
the Administrator at such time and in such manner as 
the Administrator may reasonably require that contains 
a self-certification to verify that the entity which is apply-
ing is an eligible entity. 
(c) ORDER OF CONSIDERATION.—The Administrator 
shall consider an application for a grant under this section 
in the order in which the application is received. 
(d) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant provided to 
an eligible entity under this section may not exceed 
$20,000. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use the amounts provided 
under this section to— 
(1) address any allowable purpose for a loan 
made under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)); 
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(2) maintain payroll; 
(3) purchase materials or equipment; 
(4) make rent or mortgage payments; or 
(5) pay for obligations that cannot be met due 
to revenue losses. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to award grants 
under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2024. 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report evaluating 
the impact of the program. 
(h) TAX EXEMPTION.—For purposes of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986— 
(1) any grant made under this section shall not 
be included in the gross income of the person that 
receives such grant; and 
(2) no deduction shall be denied, no tax at-
tribute shall be reduced, and no basis increase shall 
be denied, by reason of the exclusion from gross in-
come provided under paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
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