S-1703 : Still Just a Bill

The Rural Small Business Resilience Act (S. 1703) aims to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals and small businesses located in rural areas.

• The bill requires the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience takes necessary actions to provide full access to disaster assistance under Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act for individuals in rural areas following a disaster declaration.
• These actions include targeted outreach and marketing to make these individuals aware of available resources.
• Additionally, the bill includes a technical amendment to correct a paragraph numbering error in Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act.