3.0.0 3487 2023-01-13T04:50:39Z 2023-01-13T04:50:39Z Senate S S 2006-06-08 109 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-06-08T23:02:33Z 2006-06-08 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2006-06-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5671) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-06-08 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2006-06-12 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2006-06-13 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2006-06-16 False A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2006-06-21 False Commerce Administrative procedure Agricultural credit Agriculture and Food Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Authorization Congress Congressional investigations Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Department of Agriculture Disaster loans Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy Energy prices Environmental Protection Federal employees Fees Finance and Financial Sector Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government lending Government paperwork Government publicity Government travel Grants-in-aid Heating Hurricane aftermath legislation Law Nonprofit organizations Petroleum Propane Refuse and refuse disposal Securities Small Business Administration Small business Social Welfare Surety and fidelity Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Volunteer workers Commerce 00 2006-06-08 Introduced in Senate 2006-09-12T15:16:29Z Small Business Disaster Loan Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize appropriations for FY2007 through FY2009 for Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan and mitigation programs. Authorizes the SBA Administrator to make loans to small businesses economically adversely impacted by a catastrophic national disaster. Provides for increased public awareness (outreach) of disaster declarations and disaster loan application periods.

Authorizes the Administrator to enter into agreements with private contractors to process loans in the event of a major disaster or catastrophic national disaster, and to make bridge grants and loans to persons negatively impacted by declared disasters. Directs the Administrator to make supplemental emergency loans after disasters.

Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide a preference for the use of local firms and individuals in the expenditure of federal funds for debris clearance, supplies distribution, reconstruction, and other major disaster or emergency assistance activities. Waives: (1) certain major disaster loan limits; and (2) geographic restrictions on small business development center counseling following a major disaster.

Requires a monthly report from the Administrator to the congressional small business committees on the SBA disaster loan program.

Provides SBA grant assistance for military reservists' small businesses.

Authorizes the Administrator to make loans to small businesses that: (1) have suffered or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury on or after August 24, 2005, as the result of significant increases in the price of heating oil, natural gas, gasoline, propane, or kerosene; and (2) if engaged in the heating oil business, sell not more than 10 million gallons of heating oil per year.

]]> Small Business Disaster Loan Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 Display Title Small Business Disaster Loan Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and improve the disaster loan program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Disaster Loan Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3487is/xml/BILLS-109s3487is.xml 2006-06-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.