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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5971 
To establish the Health Information Technology Loan Program within the 
Small Business Administration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mrs. KELLY (for herself and Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To establish the Health Information Technology Loan 
Program within the Small Business Administration. 
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 ‘‘HIT for Small Busi-
ness Health Care Providers Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LOAN PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—For each of fiscal 
years 2007 and 2008, the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration shall ensure that a portion of the 
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total loan amounts secured by the Administration under 
the Microloan program and under the 504 loan program, 
respectively, are secured by guarantees that comply with 
this section. The portion shall be not less than— 
(1) $1,250,000, for the Microloan program; and 
(2) $10,000,000, for the 504 loan program. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Microloan program’’ means the 
Microloan program carried out under section 7(m) 
of the Small Business Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘504 loan program’’ means the 
program (commonly referred to as the 504 loan pro-
gram) to provide financing to small business con-
cerns by guarantees of loans under title V of the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
695 et seq.). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A guarantee complies with this 
section if— 
(1) the purpose of the guarantee is to help a 
small business acquire capital for the purchase of 
materials relating to health information technology; 
(2) that purchase of materials described in 
paragraph (1) is made pursuant to a plan that has 
been certified by the Certification Commission for 
Healthcare Information Technology; and 
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(3) the guarantee otherwise complies with the 
requirements of the loan program, except that the 
amount of the guarantee, in the case of a guarantee 
under the 504 loan program, may not exceed 
$75,000. 
(d) PERIODIC REVIEW.—The Inspector General of 
the Administration shall periodically review a representa-
tive sample of loans guaranteed under this section to miti-
gate the risk of fraud and ensure the safety and soundness 
of the implementation of this section. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than January 31 of each 
year, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate a report on the activities carried out under this 
section during the most recently completed fiscal year. The 
report shall include information relating to— 
(1) the total number of loans guaranteed under 
this section; and 
(2) for each loan guaranteed under this sec-
tion— 
(A) the amount of the loan; 
(B) the geographic location, size, and type 
of small business of the borrower; and 
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(C) the materials relating to health infor-
mation technology that were purchased through 
the loan. 
(f) GUIDELINES.—The Administrator shall issue 
guidelines for the implementation of this Act. The initial 
guidelines shall be issued not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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