3.0.0 3192 2023-01-11T13:49:48Z 2023-01-11T13:49:48Z House HR 2021-05-13 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 83 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GOLDEN:H.R. 3192.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 power to regulate commerce[Page H2316]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-13T16:05:30Z Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act 117 1617 S 2022-12-20 Became Public Law No: 117-249. Identical bill CRS 2021-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2021-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000592 Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] Jared Golden D ME F. 2 N H001088 Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1] Jim Hagedorn R MN 1 2021-05-13 True Commerce Congressional oversight Disaster relief and insurance Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Rural conditions and development Small business Commerce 00 2021-05-13 Introduced in House 2021-10-22T14:11:43Z Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to declare a disaster in rural areas where significant damage has been incurred for the purpose of providing certain assistance.

A rural area is a geographic area with a population of less than 200,000 outside an urbanized area. Significant damage means uninsured losses of not less than 40% of the fair replacement value or pre-disaster fair market value of the damaged property (whichever is less).

For a rural area where the President has declared a major disaster, the SBA may declare a disaster for the purpose of providing economic injury disaster loans if (1) the state wherein the rural area is located requests the declaration; and (2) any home, small business, private nonprofit organization, or small agricultural cooperative has incurred significant damage.

The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) any unique challenges to communities in rural areas compared to communities in urbanized areas when seeking economic injury disaster assistance, and (2) any legislative recommendations for improving access to disaster assistance for communities in rural areas.

]]> Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act Display Title Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act Official Title as Introduced To modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3192ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3192ih.xml 2021-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. 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.