Last week, the Small Business Administration (the
"SBA") issued two interim final rules incorporating
changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (the "PPP")
prescribed by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses,
Nonprofits, and Venues Act, Pub. L. 116-260 (the "Economic Aid
Act"). The Act extended the authority to make PPP loans to
first and second-time PPP borrowers through March 31, 2021,
and changed certain PPP requirements, including establishing
additional eligibility criteria for applicants seeking a second PPP
loan. One of the interim final rules governs new PPP loans made
under the Economic Aid Act and pending loan forgiveness
applications for existing PPP loans (the "First IFR").
The other interim final rule governs second draw PPP loans (the
"Second IFR"). This alert will focus on some of the key
provisions of these interim final rules.1
