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erans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability 
Appropriations Act, 2007’’. 
SEC. 2403. RESERVIST
PROGRAMS. (a) DEFINI-
TIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘activated’’ means receiving an 
order placing a Reservist on active duty; 
(2) the term ‘‘active duty’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(3) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration and 
the Administrator thereof, respectively; 
(4) the term ‘‘Reservist’’ means a member of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces, as described 
in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code; 
(5) the term ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Execu-
tives’’ means the Service Corps of Retired Executives 
authorized by section 8(b)(1) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)); 
(6) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); 
(7) the term ‘‘small business development center’’ 
means a small business development center described 
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in section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648); and 
(8) the term ‘‘women’s business center’’ means a 
women’s business center described in section 29 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656). 
(b) APPLICATION PERIOD.—Section 7(b)(3)(C) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)(C)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and inserting ‘‘1 year’’. 
(c) PRE-CONSIDERATION PROCESS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘eligible Reservist’’ means a Reservist who— 
(A) has not been ordered to active duty; 
(B) expects to be ordered to active duty dur-
ing a period of military conflict; and 
(C) can reasonably demonstrate that the 
small business concern for which that Reservist 
is a key employee will suffer economic injury in 
the absence of that Reservist. 
(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a pre-consideration process, 
under which the Administrator— 
(A) may collect all relevant materials nec-
essary for processing a loan to a small business 
concern under section 7(b)(3) of the Small Busi-
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ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)) before an eligible 
Reservist employed by that small business con-
cern is activated; and 
(B) shall distribute funds for any loan ap-
proved under subparagraph (A) if that eligible 
Reservist is activated. 
(d) OUTREACH
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
and the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a com-
prehensive outreach and technical assistance program 
(in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘program’’) to— 
(A) market the loans available under section 
7(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(3)) to Reservists, and family members of 
Reservists, that are on active duty and that are 
not on active duty; and 
(B) provide technical assistance to a small 
business concern applying for a loan under that 
section. 
(2) COMPONENTS.—The program shall— 
(A) incorporate appropriate websites main-
tained by the Administration, the Department of 
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Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense; 
and 
(B) require that information on the pro-
gram is made available to small business con-
cerns directly through— 
(i) the district offices and resource 
partners of the Administration, including 
small business development centers, women’s 
business centers, and the Service Corps of 
Retired Executives; and 
(ii) other Federal agencies, including 
the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
Department of Defense. 
(3) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
6 months thereafter until the date that is 30 
months after such date of enactment, the Admin-
istrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
status of the program. 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) for the 6-month period ending on 
the date of that report— 
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(I) the number of loans approved 
under section 7(b)(3) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(3)); 
(II) the number of loans disbursed 
under that section; and 
(III) the total amount disbursed 
under that section; and 
(ii) recommendations, if any, to make 
the program more effective in serving small 
business concerns that employ Reservists. 
CHAPTER 5 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY 
DISASTER RELIEF 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster Relief’’ for 
necessary expenses under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et 
seq.), $4,310,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS CHAPTER 
SEC. 2501. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, including any agreement, the Fed-
eral share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, 
provided for the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 
and Texas in connection with Hurricanes Katrina and 
Rita under sections 403, 406, 407, and 408 of the Robert 
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T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170b, 5172, 5173, and 5174) shall be 100 per-
cent of the eligible costs under such sections. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Federal share provided by subsection (a) shall apply 
to disaster assistance applied for before the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) LIMITATION.—In the case of disaster assist-
ance provided under sections 403, 406, and 407 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act, the Federal share provided by subsection 
(a) shall be limited to assistance provided for projects 
for which applications have been prepared for the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2502. (a) Section 2(a) of the Community Disaster 
Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–88; 119 Stat. 2061) is 
amended by striking ‘‘: Provided further, That notwith-
standing section 417(c)(1) of the Stafford Act, such loans 
may not be canceled’’. 
(b) Chapter 4 of title II of the Emergency Supple-
mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on 
Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
234; 120 Stat. 471) is amended under the heading ‘‘Disaster 
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