United States · Bill · S
S. 3278 (116th)
Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act
Introduced
12 February 2020
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Summary
Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act This bill expands the availability of Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster assistance for rural small businesses. Currently, the declaration of a disaster by the SBA is contingent upon a certain number of homes or businesses being damaged or economically injured (e.g., at least 25 homes or 25 businesses are damaged). The bill authorizes the SBA to declare a disaster in a rural area if any home, small business, private nonprofit, or small agricultural cooperative located in such area has incurred significant damage. The bill defines a rural area as an area with a population of less than 200,000 outside an urbanized area.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 February 2020
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 February 2020
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3278
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3278