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.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Ms. Morrison (for herself, Mr. Downing, Mr. Pappas, and Mr. …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires SBA to ensure rural areas have full access to disaster assistance, including targeted outreach and marketing materials within one year of enactment.
Who Benefits and How
Rural businesses and residents gain improved disaster assistance access. Underserved areas receive targeted outreach.
Who Bears the Burden and How
SBA Office of Disaster Recovery must conduct targeted rural outreach.
Key Provisions
- SBA must ensure full disaster assistance access for rural areas
- Targeted outreach and marketing required
- One-year implementation deadline
- Technical fix to section numbering
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Improves SBA disaster assistance access for rural areas
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Close rural disaster assistance gap"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → SBA Administrator
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