; Paycheck Protection Program—Loan Increases (85 Fed. Reg. 29842 (May 19, 2020)), an eligible recipient of a covered loan that is eligible for an increased covered loan amount as a result of any interim final rule that allows for covered loan increases may submit a request for an increase in the covered loan amount even if— (1) the initial covered loan amount has been fully disbursed; or (2) the lender of the initial covered loan has submitted to the Administration a Form 1502 report related to the covered loan. 9. Calculation of maximum loan amount for farmers and ranchers under the paycheck protection program (a) In general Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) ), as amended by section 7 of this Act, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking During and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (T), during ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (T) Calculation of maximum loan amount for farmers and ranchers (i) Definition In this subparagraph, the term covered recipient means an eligible recipient that— (I) operates as a sole proprietorship or as an independent contractor, or is an eligible self-employed individual; (II) reports farm income or expenses on a Schedule F (or any equivalent successor schedule); and (III) was in business during the period beginning on February 15, 2019, and ending on June 30, 2019. (ii) No employees With respect to covered recipient without employees, the maximum covered loan amount shall be the lesser of— (I) the sum of— (aa) the product obtained by multiplying— (AA) the gross income of the covered recipient in 2019, as reported on a Schedule F (or any equivalent successor schedule), that is not more than $100,000, divided by 12; and (BB) 2.5