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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning John Kennedy was published in the Senate section on page S1714 on March 23.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 1401. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1799, to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOANS AND
SECOND DRAW LOANS FOR APPLICANTS CONVICTED OF A
FELONY IN RELATION TO A RIOT OR CIVIL DISORDER.
(a) In General.--Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (36), by adding at the end the following:
``(W) Prohibition.--An applicant is not eligible to receive a covered loan if an owner of 20 percent or more of the equity of the applicant has, as of the date of the application, been convicted of a felony in relation to a riot or civil disorder during the 2-year period preceding the date of the application.''; and
(2) in paragraph (37), by adding at the end the following:
``(P) Prohibition.--An applicant is not eligible to receive a covered loan if an owner of 20 percent or more of the equity of the applicant has, as of the date of the application, been convicted of a felony in relation to a riot or civil disorder during the 2-year period preceding the date of the application.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an application for a loan under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) that is submitted on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
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