3.0.0 163 2023-01-11T20:06:27Z 2023-01-11T20:36:39Z Senate S S 2007-01-04 110 hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-09-04T21:59:32Z sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2007-05-07T21:36:42Z Markup by 2007-03-29T18:32:25Z Referred to 2007-01-04T23:34:17Z S. Rept. 110-64 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 110 2419 HR 2008-05-22 Became Public Law No: 110-234. Related bill CRS 2007-09-04 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2007-09-04 14:03:04 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2007-08-06 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2007-08-03 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/4/2007 S11066-11071) Floor 2007-08-03 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR 9/4/2007 S11066-11071) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Senate Committee substitute amendment withdrawn in Senate. Floor 2007-08-03 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10980-10983) Floor 2007-05-07 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 139. Calendars 2007-05-07 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-64. Committee 2007-05-07 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-64. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2007-03-29 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2007-01-04 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S152-157) IntroReferral 2007-01-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S151-152) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2007-01-04 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-01-04 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2007-01-04 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2007-06-14 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-06-27 False 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z S. 163, Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18596 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on March 29, 2007</p> 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z S. 163, Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18596 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on March 29, 2007 Commerce Administrative procedure Agricultural credit Agriculture and Food Alabama Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Department of Agriculture Disaster loans Disaster relief Displaced persons Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy Energy prices Evacuation of civilians Federal employees Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government downsizing Government lending Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Heating Hurricanes Labor and Employment Law Layoffs Louisiana Mississippi Nonprofit organizations Petroleum Propane Small Business Administration Small business Social Welfare Surety and fidelity Commerce 00 2007-01-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-22T19:37:52Z Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to: (1) guarantee the payment of principal and interest on private lender loans to small businesses located in a disaster area; and (2) make disaster loans to private nonprofit organizations located or operating in a disaster area. Increases disaster loan caps.

Authorizes the Administrator to: (1) allow small business development centers (SBDCs) to provide assistance to a small business located outside the state of the SBDC if the business is in a disaster area; (2) establish a contracting outreach and technical assistance program for small businesses having a significant presence in a disaster area; (3) declare a disaster area as an area of concentrated unemployment or underemployment, or a labor surplus area, for purposes of a contracting priority for local small businesses; and (4) establish and implement a disaster assistance business loan program.

Provides for increased public notice of disaster declaration and application periods and deadlines. Authorizes the Administrator to enter into agreements with private contractors to process disaster loans. Requires the Administrator to amend the 2006 hurricane season disaster response plan to apply to major disasters and catastrophic national disasters. Provides for increased congressional oversight of the SBA disaster loan program with respect to presidentially declared disasters.

Authorizes the Administrator to make loans to assist small businesses that have or are likely to suffer substantial economic injury as the result of significant increases in the price of heating fuel due to a disaster-related energy emergency.

]]> 01 2007-05-07 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2007-07-13T18:08:17Z Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 - Title I: Disaster Planning and Response - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans to nonprofit organizations: (1) located or operating in an area affected by a natural or other disaster; or (2) providing services to persons who have evacuated from any such area.

(Sec. 102) Increases from $1.5 million to $2 million the maximum aggregate loan amount authorized to a borrower under the SBA's disaster loan program. Authorizes the Administrator to waive such loan limit based on economic indicators for the region in which the disaster occurred.

(Sec. 103) Authorizes the Administrator to make small business development center (SBDC) grants in amounts greater than $100,000 to accommodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on small businesses in a community affected by a disaster.

(Sec. 104) Authorizes an SBDC to provide assistance to small businesses located outside the state of the SBDC, without regard to geographic proximity, if such small businesses are located in a disaster area.

(Sec. 105) Authorizes the Administrator to establish a contracting outreach and technical assistance program for small businesses which have a primary place of business or other significant presence in a disaster area.

(Sec. 106) Authorizes the Administrator, with respect to any procurement related to a major disaster, to guarantee any surety against loss resulting from a bond breach by a principal on any total work order or contract amount that does not exceed $5 million. Allows the Administrator to increase such amount to $10 million upon request of the head of any federal agency other than the SBA involved in reconstruction efforts in response to a major disaster.

(Sec. 107) Amends the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act of 1988 to terminate the small business competitive demonstration program on the date of enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 108) Increases from $10,000 or less to $14,000 or less, or such higher amount as the Administrator determines, the maximum small business loan amount for which the SBA will not require collateral in the event of a catastrophic national disaster.

(Sec. 109) Requires the Administrator, with respect to any disaster, to ensure that all application periods for disaster relief under the Small Business Act correspond with application deadlines established under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. Requires reports from the Administrator to the congressional small business committees on such deadlines, loan applications, and loan disbursements. Directs the Administrator to: (1) take certain steps to increase public awareness of a disaster, including disaster loan application deadlines and contact information; and (2) create a marketing and outreach plan for SBA disaster relief efforts.

(Sec. 110) Directs the Administrator to study and report to Congress on whether the SBA standard operating procedures for disaster loans are consistent with SBA regulations for administering the disaster loan program.

(Sec. 111) Authorizes the Administrator to contract with: (1) a private entity to process SBA loans made with respect to a major disaster or catastrophic national disaster; and (2) a qualified lender or loss verification professional to verify losses with respect to SBA disaster loans.

(Sec. 112) Requires the Administrator to: (1) amend the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season disaster response plan to apply to major disasters; and (2) report such amendments to the small business committees.

(Sec. 113) Directs the Administrator to hire a full-time disaster planning specialist in the SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 114) Allows the Administrator to utilize SBA district offices to process SBA disaster loans.

(Sec. 115) Requires the Administrator to ensure that there are at least: (1) 800 full-time employees in the Office of Disaster Assistance; and (2) 750 employees in the SBA's Disaster Cadre. Requires a report from the Administrator to the small business committees if either number is below the required level.

(Sec. 116) Requires the Administrator to study and report to the small business committees on SBA's ability to provide loans to small businesses that depend on high snowfall amounts and sustain economic injury due to the lack of sufficient snowfall.

Title II: Disaster Lending - (Sec. 201) Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations establishing a threshold for a catastrophic national disaster declaration. Authorizes the Administrator, if a damage assessment indicates that damage caused by an event qualifies as a catastrophic national disaster, to make loans to small businesses economically adversely affected by the national disaster.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes the Administrator to guarantee up to 85% of the principal and interest of any loan issued by a qualified private lender to a small business located in a disaster area. Limits each loan amount to $2 million. Requires a report from the Administrator to the small business committees concerning the issuance of final regulations establishing permanent criteria for qualified private lenders. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 204) Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish and implement an expedited disaster assistance business loan program to provide small businesses with immediate disaster assistance; and (2) report to the small business committees on progress in establishing the program. Authorizes appropriations.

Title III: Disaster Assistance Oversight - (Sec. 301) Directs the Administrator, for each month of the applicable period for a major disaster, to report to the small business and appropriations committees on the operation of the SBA disaster loan program. Requires, from the Administrator to the small business committees: (1) daily updates on the operation of the SBA disaster loan program during the entire period of a presidentially-declared disaster; (2) semiannual reports, during and 18 months following the period of a presidentially-declared major disaster, regarding federal contracts awarded as a result of that major disaster; and (3) a single report on how the SBA can improve the processing of applications under the disaster loan program.

Title IV: Energy Emergencies - (Sec. 402) Authorizes the Administrator to make loans to assist a small business that has suffered, or is likely to suffer, substantial economic injury as the result of a significant increase in the price of heating fuel occurring on or after October 1, 2004. Limits individual loan amounts to $1.5 million, unless the borrower constitutes a major source of employment in the area, in which case the Administrator may waive such limit. Requires, with respect to such loans, either: (1) a declaration of a disaster area by the President or the Administrator; or (2) a certification by the appropriate state governor with respect to the economic injury suffered and the need for such assistance.

(Sec. 403) Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide loans to small agricultural producers that qualify as small businesses that have suffered, or are likely to suffer, substantial economic injury on or after October 1, 2004, as the result of a significant increase in energy costs or input costs from energy sources in connection with an emergency declared by the President or the Secretary.

(Sec. 404) Requires the: (1) Administrator and Secretary to issue guidelines to carry out this title; and (2) Administrator to promulgate regulations specifying the method for determining a significant increase in the price of kerosene for purposes of this title.

(Sec. 405) Requires annual reports from: (1) the Administrator to the small business committees on the effectiveness of the assistance made available by the Administrator under this title; and (2) the Secretary to the small business and agriculture committees on the effectiveness of the assistance made available by the Secretary under this title.

]]> 35 2007-08-03 Passed Senate amended 2007-10-31T21:42:58Z Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Extends through October 31, 2007, under the same terms and conditions, the authorization for any program, authority, or provision, including any pilot program, that is currently authorized through February 2, 2007, under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

Title I: Disaster Planning and Response - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make loans to nonprofit organizations: (1) located or operating in an area affected by a natural or other disaster; or (2) providing services to persons who have evacuated from any such area.

(Sec. 102) Increases from $1.5 million to $2 million the maximum aggregate loan amount authorized to a borrower under the SBA's disaster loan program. Authorizes the Administrator to waive such loan limit based on economic indicators for the region in which the disaster occurred.

(Sec. 103) Authorizes the Administrator to make small business development center (SBDC) grants in amounts greater than $100,000 to accommodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on small businesses in a community affected by a disaster.

(Sec. 104) Authorizes an SBDC to provide assistance to small businesses located outside the state of the SBDC, without regard to geographic proximity, if such small businesses are located in a disaster area.

(Sec. 105) Authorizes the Administrator to establish a contracting outreach and technical assistance program for small businesses which have a primary place of business or other significant presence in a disaster area.

(Sec. 106) Authorizes the Administrator, with respect to any procurement related to a major disaster, to guarantee any surety against loss resulting from a bond breach by a principal on any total work order or contract amount that does not exceed $5 million. Allows the Administrator to increase such amount to $10 million upon request of the head of any federal agency other than the SBA involved in reconstruction efforts in response to a major disaster.

(Sec. 107) Amends the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act of 1988 to terminate the small business competitive demonstration program on the date of enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 108) Increases from $10,000 or less to $14,000 or less, or such higher amount as the Administrator determines, the maximum small business loan amount for which the SBA will not require collateral in the event of a catastrophic national disaster.

(Sec. 109) Requires the Administrator, with respect to any disaster, to ensure that all application periods for disaster relief under the Small Business Act correspond with application deadlines established under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act or as extended by the President. Requires reports from the Administrator to the congressional small business committees on such deadlines, loan applications, and loan disbursements. Directs the Administrator to: (1) take certain steps to increase public awareness of a disaster, including disaster loan application deadlines and contact information; and (2) create a marketing and outreach plan for SBA disaster relief efforts.

(Sec. 110) Directs the Administrator to study and report to Congress on whether the SBA standard operating procedures for disaster loans are consistent with SBA regulations for administering the disaster loan program.

(Sec. 111) Authorizes the Administrator to contract with: (1) a private entity to process SBA loans made with respect to a major disaster or catastrophic national disaster; and (2) a qualified lender or loss verification professional to verify losses with respect to SBA disaster loans.

(Sec. 112) Requires the Administrator to: (1) amend the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season disaster response plan to apply to major disasters; and (2) report such amendments to the small business committees.

(Sec. 113) Directs the Administrator to specifically assign certain SBA disaster planning responsibilities to an SBA employee who: (1) is not an employee of the SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance; (2) reports directly to the Administrator; and (3) has appropriate disaster planning background and expertise. Requires an implementation report from the Administrator to the small business committees.

(Sec. 114) Allows the Administrator to utilize SBA district offices to process SBA disaster loans.

(Sec. 115) Authorizes the Administrator to ensure that there are at least: (1) 800 full-time employees in the Office of Disaster Assistance; and (2) 750 employees in the SBA's Disaster Cadre. Requires a report from the Administrator to the small business committees if either number is below the required level.

Title II: Disaster Lending - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the President to make a catastrophic national disaster declaration in accordance with this section. Requires the Administrator, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to promulgate regulations establishing a threshold for a catastrophic national disaster declaration. Directs the Administrator to establish a threshold that: (1) is similar in size and scope to the events relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina of 2005; and (2) requires that the President declare a major disaster before making a catastrophic national disaster declaration. Authorizes the Administrator, if the President makes a catastrophic national disaster declaration, to make loans to small businesses economically adversely affected by the national disaster.

(Sec. 202) Authorizes the Administrator to guarantee up to 85% of the principal and interest of any loan issued by a qualified private lender to a small business located in a disaster area declared by the President. Limits each loan amount to $2 million. Requires a report from the Administrator to the small business committees concerning the issuance of final regulations establishing permanent criteria for qualified private lenders. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 204) Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish and implement an expedited catastrophic disaster assistance business loan program to provide small businesses with immediate disaster assistance; and (2) report to the small business committees on progress in establishing the program. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 205) Includes as a HUBZone (heavily underutilized business zone), for purposes of SBA assistance to small businesses located in HUBZones, an area which the President has declared a major disaster as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita. Allows a HUBZone area to be considered a catastrophic national disaster area for up to five years after its declaration as such by the Administrator. Tolls the period that a small business may participate in the SBA small business and capital ownership development program by the period that such business is designated as a HUBZone small business in a catastrophic national disaster area. Requires a report from the Comptroller General to the small business committees evaluating the designation by the Administrator of catastrophic national disaster areas.

Title III: Disaster Assistance Oversight - (Sec. 301) Directs the Administrator, for each month of the applicable period for a major disaster, to report to the small business and appropriations committees on the operation of the SBA disaster loan program. Requires, from the Administrator to the small business committees: (1) daily updates on the operation of the SBA disaster loan program during the entire period of a presidentially-declared disaster; (2) semiannual reports, during and 18 months following the period of a presidentially-declared major disaster, regarding federal contracts awarded as a result of that major disaster; and (3) a single report on how the SBA can improve the processing of applications under the disaster loan program.

]]> Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 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Floor 2007-08-03 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2652 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 2650.(consideration: CR S10980-10981; text: CR S10980-10981) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2652 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2651 110 SAMDT To strike the title relating to energy emergencies. 2022-02-03T05:18:05Z 2007-08-03 Amendment SA 2651 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2651 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/2651 B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z Senate 110 S Senate S 163 Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 2023-01-11T20:36:39Z 2650 110 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T05:18:05Z 6 2007-08-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 2651 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2007-08-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 2651 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Bond to Amendment SA 2650. (consideration: CR S10980-10981; text: CR S10980) To strike the title relating to energy emergencies. Floor 2007-08-03 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2651 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2651 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Bond to Amendment SA 2650.(consideration: CR S10980-10981; text: CR S10980) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2650 110 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-03T05:18:05Z 2007-08-03 Amendment SA 2650 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2650 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/2650 K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z 2007-08-03T04:00:00Z Senate 110 S Senate S 163 Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007 2023-01-11T20:36:39Z 2 6 2007-08-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 2650 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2007-08-03 0 Senate Amendment SA 2650 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Kerry. (consideration: CR S10980) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2007-08-03 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2650 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Kerry.(consideration: CR S10980) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2007-08-03 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2650 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. 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