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While the full text of the legislation has not been released at the time of this article, House Republicans on the Small Business Committee have unveiled details on who might qualify for the new PPP loans and details on what expenses could be forgiven. The Progressive Caucus Center also released details on the proposals, although it is possible that some of the details could change in the final text of the legislation or before Congress votes on the package and sends it to President Trump for his signature, with about $284 billion earmarked for the PPP program

The roughly $900 billion spending measure will include stimulus checks of $600 per individual, an extended eviction moratorium, and enhanced unemployment insurance of about $300 a week, according to a summary released by House Republicans, among a variety of school funding, vaccine, and other public health-related measures.

The new PPP loan provisions provide for:

• A second loan for small businesses with less than 300 employees with a revenue reduction of at least 25% in the first, second, or third quarter of 2020 relative to the same quarter in 2019.
• A maximum second loan amount of $2 million for most businesses at 2.5 times their average monthly payroll costs, although some food service and accommodations businesses could see more, as their maximum equals 3.5 times their monthly payroll costs.

Other features:

• Creation of a simplified loan forgiveness application form consisting of a one-page certification that requires the small business to list the loan amount, the number of employees retained and the estimated total spent on payroll costs.
• Forgiveness for small businesses if they spend at least 60% of their PPP second draw loan on payroll costs during the covered period.
• Expansion of covered expenses to include software, cloud computing resources and human resources, and accounting needs, as well as property damage costs due to public disturbances that were not covered by insurance, supplier costs, and the purchase of personal protective equipment.
• Expansion of eligibility to include 501(c)(6) nonprofits, such as local chambers of commerce, as well as destination marketing organizations, housing cooperatives, newspapers, broadcasters, and radio stations.
• Repeal of a previous CARES Act provision that required small businesses to deduct any Economic Injury Disaster Loans from PPP loan forgiveness.
• An override of an IRS ruling that barred small businesses from deducting from their taxes expenses paid for with PPP loans. (Yes you read it correctly), Expenses paid for with PPP loans would be considered tax-deductible!
• Prohibition on publicly-traded companies accessing the PPP. Entities affiliated with the Chinese government are also ineligible.
• The creation of a farmer and rancher calculation for PPP loans, as well as codifying rules for faith-based organizations and churches to maintain their eligibility in the program.
• PPP loan borrowers to choose two covered periods, an (8 week) eight-week covered period or a 24-week covered period, in which to spend the loan proceeds.
• The voluntary release of demographic information for loans. However the SBA is mandated to include a demographic questionnaire in the loan origination application.
• Clarification that group insurance payments count as payroll costs, including group life, disability, vision, and dental insurance.
• Ineligibility for businesses that receive a grant under a separate, $15 billion program for venues.
• A reapplication option for the PPP maximum for any business that returned all or part of their PPP loan so long as they have not received forgiveness yet. And any borrower that would have gotten a larger loan under the new legislation can reapply for the difference.

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