[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1698 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1698
To amend the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act
of 2008 to require the Small Business Administration to coordinate with
resource partners with respect to disaster planning activities, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 8, 2025
Mr. Risch (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bennet, and Mr.
Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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A BILL
To amend the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act
of 2008 to require the Small Business Administration to coordinate with
resource partners with respect to disaster planning activities, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Disaster Coordination
Act''.
SEC. 2. COORDINATION IN DISASTER RESPONSE AND DISASTER PLANNING.
(a) Disaster Response Coordination.--The Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 633), by adding at the end the
following:
``(i) Disaster Recovery Assistance From Resource Partners.--
``(1) Authorization.--At the discretion of the
Administrator, the Administrator may authorize a resource
partner of the Administration to provide advice, information,
and assistance to a small business concern located outside of
the area of service in which that resource partner provides
services, without regard to geographic proximity to that
resource partner, if--
``(A) the small business concern is located in an
area with respect to which loans under section 7(b)(2)
may be made; and
``(B) in providing that advice, information, and
assistance, the resource partner coordinates with
another resource partner that serves the area in which
the small business concern is located.
``(2) Period of assistance.--
``(A) In general.--A resource partner of the
Administration may provide advice, information, and
assistance to a small business concern under paragraph
(1) for a period of not more than 2 years after the
date on which the applicable disaster has been
determined to exist.
``(B) Extension.--The Administrator may, at the
discretion of the Administrator, extend the period
described in subparagraph (A).
``(3) Continuity of services.--A resource partner of the
Administration that provides counselors to an area pursuant to
an authorization under paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, ensure continuity of services in any area
of service in which that resource partner otherwise provides
services.
``(4) Sites and facilities.--For purposes of this
subsection, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, permit the personnel of a resource partner of the
Administration to use any site or facility designated by the
Administrator for use to provide disaster recovery
assistance.'';
(2) in section 7(b)(5) (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(5))--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (G)
as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively, and
adjusting the margins accordingly;
(B) by striking ``If a disaster'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--If a disaster'';
(C) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated--
(i) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by
striking ``and'' at the end;
(ii) in clause (vii), as so redesignated,
by striking the period at the end and inserting
``; and''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(viii) links to websites of resource
partners of the Administration.''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Provision of information to resource
partners.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the
Administrator shall make all information communicated
under that subparagraph available to resource partners
of the Administration so that those resource partners
can assist in amplifying public awareness regarding
relevant information needed by disaster loan
applicants.''; and
(3) by amending section 40(a)(2)(D) (15 U.S.C.
657l(a)(2)(D)) to read as follows:
``(D) guidelines pursuant to which the
Administration will coordinate with other Federal
agencies, State, local, and regional authorities, and
resource partners of the Administration to best respond
to the demand described in subparagraph (B) and to best
use the resources described in that subparagraph.''.
(b) Disaster Planning Coordination.--Section 12073(c) of the Small
Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C.
636h(c)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) resource partners of the Administration; and''.
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