WASHINGTON_NP0 (_PUL AP_NP0 )_PUR —_PUN President_NP0 Joe_NP0 Biden_NP0 announced_VVD changes_NN2 Monday_NP0 to_TO0 target_VVI more_DT0 federal_AJ0 pandemic_AJ0 assistance_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 nation_NN1 's_POS smallest_AJS businesses_NN2 and_CJC ventures_NN2 owned_VVN by_PRP women_NN2 and_CJC people_NN0 of_PRF color_NN1 ._SENT Biden_NP0 says_VVZ a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF these_DT0 mom_NN1 and_CJC pop_NN1 businesses_NN2 "_PUQ got_VVN muscled_VVN out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 way_NN1 "_PUQ by_PRP larger_AJC businesses_NN2 seeking_VVG federal_AJ0 money_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 early_AJ0 days_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP said_VVD changes_NN2 taking_VVG effect_NN1 Wednesday_NP0 will_VM0 provide_VVI long_AJ0 overdue_AJ0 aid_NN1 to_PRP these_DT0 smaller_AJC enterprises_NN2 that_CJT he_PNP says_VVZ are_VBB being_VBG "_PUQ crushed_VVN "_PUQ by_PRP the_AT0 pandemic-driven_AJ0 economic_AJ0 downturn_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ America_NP0 's_POS small_AJ0 businesses_NN2 are_VBB hurting_VVG ,_PUN hurting_VVG badly_AV0 and_CJC they_PNP need_VM0 help_VVI now_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Biden_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT Under_PRP the_AT0 pandemic-era_NN1 Paycheck_NN1 Protection_NN1 Program_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 administration_NN1 is_VBZ establishing_VVG a_AT0 two-week_AJ0 window_NN1 ,_PUN starting_VVG Wednesday_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP which_DTQ only_AJ0 businesses_NN2 with_PRP fewer_DT0 than_CJS 20_CRD employees_NN2 —_PUN the_AT0 overwhelming_AJ0 majority_NN1 of_PRF small_AJ0 businesses_NN2 —_PUN can_VM0 apply_VVI for_PRP the_AT0 forgivable_AJ0 loans_NN2 ._SENT Biden_NP0 's_POS team_NN1 is_VBZ also_AV0 carving_VVG out_AVP $_NN0 1_CRD billion_CRD to_TO0 direct_VVI toward_PRP sole_AJ0 proprietors_NN2 ,_PUN such_DT0 as_PRP home_NN1 contractors_NN2 and_CJC beauticians_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 majority_NN1 of_PRF which_DTQ are_VBB owned_VVN by_PRP women_NN2 and_CJC people_NN0 of_PRF color_NN1 ._SENT Other_AJ0 efforts_NN2 will_VM0 remove_VVI a_AT0 prohibition_NN1 on_PRP lending_VVG to_PRP a_AT0 company_NN1 with_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 20_CRD %_NN0 ownership_NN1 by_PRP a_AT0 person_NN1 arrested_VVN or_CJC convicted_VVN for_PRP a_AT0 nonfraud_AJ0 felony_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 prior_AJ0 year_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS well_AV0 as_CJS allowing_VVG those_DT0 behind_AV0 on_PRP their_DPS federal_AJ0 student_NN1 loans_NN2 to_TO0 seek_VVI relief_NN1 through_PRP the_AT0 program_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 administration_NN1 is_VBZ also_AV0 clarifying_VVG that_CJT noncitizen_AJ0 legal_AJ0 residents_NN2 can_VM0 apply_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 program_NN1 ._SENT First_ORD rolled_VVD out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 earliest_AJS days_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 coronavirus_NN1 pandemic_AJ0 and_CJC renewed_AJ0 in_PRP December_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 program_NN1 was_VBD meant_VVN to_TO0 help_VVI keep_VVI Americans_NN2 employed_VVN during_PRP the_AT0 economic_AJ0 downturn_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP allows_VVZ small_AJ0 and_CJC mid-size_AJ0 businesses_NN2 suffering_VVG loss_NN1 of_PRF revenue_NN1 to_TO0 access_VVI federal_AJ0 loans_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ are_VBB forgivable_AJ0 if_CJS 60_CRD %_NN0 of_PRF the_AT0 loan_NN1 is_VBZ spent_VVN on_PRP payroll_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 balance_NN1 on_PRP other_AJ0 qualified_AJ0 expenses_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 Biden_NP0 effort_NN1 is_VBZ aimed_VVN at_PRP correcting_VVG disparities_NN2 in_PRP how_AVQ the_AT0 program_NN1 was_VBD administered_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 Trump_NN1 administration_NN1 ._SENT Data_NN0 from_PRP the_AT0 Paycheck_NN1 Protection_NN1 Program_NN1 released_VVN Dec._NP0 1_CRD and_CJC analyzed_VVN by_PRP The_AT0 Associated_AJ0 Press_NN1 show_VVB that_CJT many_DT0 minority_NN1 owners_NN2 desperate_AJ0 for_PRP a_AT0 relief_NN1 loan_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 receive_VVI one_PNI until_PRP the_AT0 PPP_NP0 's_POS last_ORD few_DT0 weeks_NN2 while_CJS many_DT0 more_AV0 white_AJ0 business_NN1 owners_NN2 were_VBD able_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI loans_NN2 earlier_AJC in_PRP the_AT0 program_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 program_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ began_VVD April_NP0 3_CRD and_CJC ended_VVD Aug._NP0 8_CRD and_CJC handed_VVD out_AVP 5.2_CRD million_CRD loans_NN2 worth_PRP $_NN0 525_CRD billion_CRD ,_PUN helped_VVD many_DT0 businesses_NN2 stay_VVB afloat_AJ0 when_CJS government_NN1 measures_VVZ to_TO0 control_VVI the_AT0 coronavirus_NN1 forced_VVD many_DT0 to_TO0 shut_VVI down_AVP or_CJC operate_VVI at_PRP a_AT0 diminished_AJ0 capacity_NN1 ._SENT 
