The largest small business package in America's history was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed in late March...
PAGE 30 OF THAT LEGISLATION READS:
"SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Senate that the Administrator should issue guidance to lenders and agents to ensure that the processing and disbursement of covered loans prioritizes small business concerns and entities in underserved and rural markets, including veterans and members of the military community, small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (as defined in section 8(d)(3)(C)), women, and businesses in operation for less than 2 years."