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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9609 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9609

  To amend the Small Business Act to modify application deadlines and 
  communication requirements for certain disaster assistance, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 16, 2024

Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Simpson) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Small Business Act to modify application deadlines and 
  communication requirements for certain disaster assistance, 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. MODIFICATION TO APPLICATION DEADLINES AND COMMUNICATION 
              REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

    Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) Extension.--With respect to a deadline 
                established in subparagraph (A) for a major disaster, 
                the Administrator shall extend such deadline for a 
                period of 60 days.
                    ``(D) Acceptance of applications.--The 
                Administrator may accept an application for disaster 
                relief relating to a major disaster under this 
                paragraph at any time if the applicant demonstrates 
                good cause for the late submission.
                    ``(E) Public awareness.--The Administrator make 
                efforts in addition to those efforts required under 
                paragraph (5) to communicate to the public and to each 
                office of a Member of Congress that represents a 
                district in which a major disaster has occurred the 
                requirements relating to deadlines under subparagraphs 
                (C) and (D).''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding 
                clause (i), by striking ``and the Committee on Small 
                Business of the House of Representatives'' and 
                inserting ``, the Committee on Small Business of the 
                House of Representatives, and each office of a Member 
                of Congress that represents a district in which a major 
                disaster has occurred''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by inserting ``and to communicate to each office of a 
        Member of Congress that represents a district in which a major 
        disaster has occurred,'' after ``web-based outlets,''.
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