### Question
What does direct loan mean?


### Answer
**Direct loan** has the following meaning in *15 U.S.C. § 9042*:

> a loan under a bilateral loan agreement that is —


(I) entered into directly with an eligible business as borrower

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 9042*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 116-CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) > SUBCHAPTER III-ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISTRESSED SECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY > Part A-Coronavirus Economic Stabilization**

