116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID–19 emergency.
March 23, 2020
Mrs. Beatty introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small family farms, during the COVID–19 emergency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Small Business Credit Facility.
(a) Establishment.—The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall establish a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses during the COVID–19 emergency.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) COVID–19 EMERGENCY.—The term “COVID–19 emergency” means the period that begins upon the date of the enactment of this Act and ends on the date of the termination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic.
(2) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term “small business” means—
(A) a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632);
(B) a family farm; and
(C) an independent contractor.