H.R. 6697, Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act
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H. R. 6697 was introduced in the House of Representatives on May 5, 2020 by Mr. Pappas and referred to the Committee on Small Business. The bill may be cited as the Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020. Section 2 amends section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act to define a covered business organization, an organization described in section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or a destination marketing organization that has 300 or fewer employees, and states that a professional football league is not covered. During the covered period, a covered business organization would be eligible to receive a covered loan.
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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6697
To amend the Small Business Act to expand the Paycheck Protection
Program for certain organizations, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 5, 2020
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CISNEROS, and Mr. STEUBE)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Small Business
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to expand the Paycheck
Protection Program for certain organizations, and for
other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Chamber, Tour-
5 ism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act of 2020’’.
6 SEC. 2. PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.
7 Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15
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8 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended—
9 (1) in subparagraph (A)—
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1 (A) in clause (viii)(II)—
2 (i) in item (dd), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
3 the end;
4 (ii) in item (ee), by striking ‘‘; and’’
5 at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
6 (iii) by adding at the end the fol-
7 lowing:
8 ‘‘(ff) any compensation of
9 an employee who is a registered
10 lobbyist under the Lobbying Dis-
11 closure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
12 1601 et seq.);’’;
13 (B) in clause (ix), by striking the period at
14 the end and inserting a semicolon; and
15 (C) by adding at the end the following:
16 ‘‘(x) the term ‘covered business orga-
17 nization’ means an organization (other
18 than a professional football league) that—
19 ‘‘(I) is described in section
20 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue
21 Code of 1986 or is a destination mar-
22 keting organization (without regard to
23 whether such organization is described
24 in such section); and
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1 ‘‘(II) has 300 or fewer employ-
2 ees; and
3 ‘‘(xi) the term ‘destination marketing
4 organization’ means a non-profit entity, a
5 State, or a political subdivision of a State
6 (including any instrumentality of such en-
7 tities) engaged in marketing and pro-
8 moting communities and facilities to busi-
9 nesses and leisure travelers through a
10 range of activities, including—
11 ‘‘(I) assisting with the location of
12 meeting and convention sites;
13 ‘‘(II) providing travel information
14 on area attractions, lodging accom-
15 modations, and restaurants;
16 ‘‘(III) providing maps; and
17 ‘‘(IV) organizing group tours of
18 local historical, recreational, and cul-
19 tural attractions.’’; and
20 (2) in subparagraph (D), by adding at the end
21 the following:
22 ‘‘(vii) INCLUSION OF COVERED BUSI-
23 NESS ORGANIZATIONS.—During the cov-
24 ered period, a covered business organiza-
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1 tion shall be eligible to receive a covered
2 loan.’’.
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