HR 804
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
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Bill overview
The Rural Small Business Resilience Act aims to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals living in rural areas that have experienced a disaster declaration. Specifically, it directs the Small Business Administration to ensure that rural residents receive targeted outreach and marketing materials to help them access available aid. The bill modifies a section of the Small Business Act to clarify the definition of ‘rural areas’ for disaster assistance purposes. It focuses on streamlining the process for rural communities to receive support after a declared disaster.
Key provisions
- Requires the Small Business Administration to improve disaster assistance access for rural residents.
- Directs the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience to provide targeted outreach materials.
- Modifies the definition of ‘rural areas’ within the Small Business Act.
- Sets a one-year deadline for the Small Business Administration to implement these changes.
Who is affected
- Small business owners in rural areas
- Individuals living in rural areas affected by disasters
- The Small Business Administration
- The Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience
Notable changes
- Clarifies the definition of ‘rural areas’ used in disaster assistance programs.
- Mandates targeted outreach to ensure rural residents are aware of available aid.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 804
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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.
This Act may be cited as the Rural Small Business Resilience Act
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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).