Reopen Small Businesses Safely Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 561 To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue rules or guidance on the ability of borrowers to use economic injury disaster loan proceeds for covered worker protection expenditures, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 28, 2021 Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. CASE, Miss RICE of New York, and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis- tration to issue rules or guidance on the ability of bor- rowers to use economic injury disaster loan proceeds for covered worker protection expenditures, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reopen Small Busi- 4 nesses Safely Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Feb 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H561.IH H561 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 561 IH SEC. 2. USE OF ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PRO- 1 CEEDS FOR COVERED WORKER PROTECTION 2 EXPENDITURES. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 10 days after the 4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 5 the Small Business Administration shall issue such rules 6 or guidance necessary to ensure that a borrower of a loan 7 made under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 8 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) may use the proceeds of such loan for 9 covered worker protection expenditures (as defined in sec- 10 tion 7A(a) of the Small Business Act). 11 (b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act shall apply to a loan 12 made under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 13 U.S.C. 636(b)(2))— 14 (1) on or after the date of the enactment of this 15 Act; or 16 (2) before the date of the enactment of this Act 17 that is in repayment on such date of the enactment. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Feb 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H561.IH H561 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS