S.Amdt. 1346

SA 1346. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 891 proposed by Mr. Schumer (for himself, Mr. Wyden,
Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. Peters, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms.
Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Carper, Mr. Leahy,
and Mr. Sanders) to the bill H.R. 1319, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of section 5005, add the following:
(c) Adding Small Event Space Operators to the Shuttered
Venue Operator Grant Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 324(a) of the Economic Aid to
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title
III of division N of Public Law 116-260) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--

(I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``a
small event space operator,'' after ``theatre operator,'';
(II) in clause (i)--

(aa) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting
``the small event space operator,'' after ``theatre
operator,'';
(bb) in subclause (I), by inserting ``a small event space
operator,'' after ``theatre operator,''; and
(cc) in subclause (II)--
(AA) by inserting ``(aa)'' before ``has gross'';
(BB) in item (aa), as so designated, by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
(CC) by adding at the end the following:

``(bb) with respect to a small event space operator, has
gross revenue during the first, second, third, or fourth
quarter in 2020 that demonstrates not less than a 70 percent
reduction from gross revenue of the small event space
operator during the same quarter in 2019;'';
(III) in clause (ii)--

(aa) in subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(bb) in subclause (IV), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(cc) by adding at the end the following:

``(V) the small event space operator is or intends to
resume hosting the special events described in paragraph
(11);''; and
(IV) in clause (vi)--

(aa) in subclause (I)--
(AA) in the matter preceding item (aa), by inserting ``the
small event space operator,'' after ``theatre operator,'';
and
(BB) in item (bb), by inserting ``the small event space
operator,'' after ``theatre operator,''; and
(bb) in subclause (II)--
(AA) in the matter preceding item (aa), by inserting ``the
small event space operator,'' after ``theatre operator,'';
and
(BB) by inserting ``small event spaces,'' after
``theatres,'' each place that term appears; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``small event space
operator,'' after ``theatre operator,'' each place that term
appears; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(11) Small event space operator.--The term `small event
space operator'--
``(A) means an individual or entity that--
``(i) operates not fewer than 1 private event space that
may be reserved for special events; and
``(ii) employs not more than 10 full-time employees; and
``(B) includes an individual or entity described in
subparagraph (A) that--
``(i) operates for profit;
``(ii) is a nonprofit organization; or
``(iii) is a corporation, limited liability company, or
partnership or operated as a sole proprietorship.''.
(2) Maximum initial grant amount for small event space
operators.--Section 324(c)(1) of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit
Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (title III of
division N of Public Law 116-260) is amended--

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(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ``(or, with
respect to a small event space operator, gross revenue)''
after ``revenue'' each place that term appears; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Application to small event space operators.--A small
event space operator may not receive grants under subsection
(b)(2) in a total amount that is more than $150,000.''.
(3) Cap on appropriations.--Of amounts appropriated under
subsection (a) to carry out section 324 of the Economic Aid
to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act
(title III of division N of Public Law 116-260), not more
than $500,000,000 may be used to provide grants under that
section to small event space operators, as defined in such
section 324(a).
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