A bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration make a technical correction to the Restaurant Revitalization program to allow distilleries that are prohibited by State law from meeting the onsite sales requirements under the program to participate in the program.

This bill seeks to expand eligibility for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund to include certain distilleries that were previously excluded due to state regulations. Under the original program rules, businesses were required to prove that at least 33% of their revenue came from on-site sales; however, some distilleries are located in states where laws strictly limit or prohibit such direct-to-consumer transactions. By removing this specific barrier, the legislation would allow these small businesses to access federal pandemic relief funds to cover operational costs like payroll, rent, and utilities, regardless of their state's restrictions on on-site alcohol sales.