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
Amy Klobuchar
D-MN | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Ms. Ernst, without amendment
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Directs SBA Administrator within one year to ensure rural areas have full access to disaster assistance, including targeted outreach and marketing materials for rural individuals in declared disaster areas.
Who Benefits and How
Rural small businesses and individuals gain improved disaster assistance access. Rural communities receive targeted outreach during disasters. Previously underserved rural populations reached with marketing.
Who Bears the Burden and How
SBA Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience implements rural access improvements. Agency develops targeted outreach materials. Technical amendment corrects statute of limitations numbering.
Key Provisions
- One-year deadline for rural access improvements
- Targeted outreach and marketing to rural individuals
- Uses Section 7(b)(16) definition of rural areas
- Technical fix for duplicate paragraph numbering
Evidence Chain:
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Primary Purpose
Requires SBA to improve disaster assistance access for rural areas
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Ensure rural areas are not overlooked in disaster response"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → SBA Administrator
- "associate_administrator"
- → Associate Administrator of Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience
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