I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6803 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 12, 2020 Mr. Balderson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to exempt certain ambulatory surgery and outpatient health centers from affiliation rules, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Outpatient Access Act of 2020 . 2. Exemption of certain outpatient health centers from affiliation rules under the Paycheck Protection Program Section 7(a)(36)(D)(iv) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(D)(iv) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking and at the end; (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (IV) any business concern with not more than 500 employees that, as of the date on which the covered loan is disbursed, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code of beginning with 62142 or 62149, and is an affiliate of a non-profit hospital. .