Referred in Senate

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 804 Referred in Senate (RFS)] 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 804 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Small Business Resilience Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS LOCATED IN RURAL

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 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.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. 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

section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is redesignated as paragraph (17). Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2025. Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, Clerk.