119-S1703
Rural Small Business Resilience Act
Last action was on 7-16-2025
SenateCurrent status is Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1703
1. Short title2. Access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas3. Technical amendment1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Rural Small Business Resilience Act".
2. Access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas
Not later than 1 year after the date of 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, including by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to those individuals.
3. Technical amendment
The second paragraph (16) (relating to the statute of limitations) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is redesignated as paragraph (17).