Union Calendar No. 446
118th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 118–537]
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes.
April 15, 2024
Mr. Pappas (for himself, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Golden of Maine, and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
June 4, 2024
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Small Business Resilience Act”.
SEC. 2. Access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience of the Administration takes such actions as necessary to ensure that individuals located in rural areas (as defined in paragraph (16) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(16))) for which a disaster declaration has been made under such section 7(b) have full access to assistance provided under such section, including by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.
The second paragraph (16) (relating to statute of limitations) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is redesignated as paragraph (17).
Union Calendar No. 446 | |||||
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[Report No. 118–537] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes. | |||||
June 4, 2024 | |||||
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |