H.R. 804

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

Sponsor: Kelly Morrison

4 cosponsors
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

Rural Small Business Resilience Act

This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to take necessary actions to ensure that individuals located in rural areas where a disaster has been declared have full access to disaster assistance. Such actions include providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to such individuals.

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Sec. 1. Short title Since introduced

This Act may be cited as the Rural Small Business Resilience Act.

Sec. 2. Access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas Since introduced

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.

Sec. 3. Technical amendment Since introduced

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).