[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1468 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1468

   To ensure that, for each small business participating in the 8(a) 
business development program that was affected by Hurricane Katrina of 
 2005, the period in which it can participate is extended by 18 months.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2007

Mr. Jefferson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
   To ensure that, for each small business participating in the 8(a) 
business development program that was affected by Hurricane Katrina of 
 2005, the period in which it can participate is extended by 18 months.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disadvantaged Business Disaster 
Eligibility Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY OF DISASTER LOANS FOR VICTIMS OF 
              HURRICANE KATRINA.

    (a) Retroactivity.--If a small business concern, while 
participating in any program or activity under the authority of 
paragraph (10) of section 7(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(j)), was located in a parish described in subsection (b) and was 
affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005, the period during which the 
small business concern is permitted continuing participation and 
eligibility in such program or activity shall be extended for an 
additional 18 months.
    (b) Parishes Covered.--Subsection (a) applies to any parish in the 
State of Louisiana that has been designated by the Administrator of the 
Small Business Administration as a disaster area by reason of Hurricane 
Katrina under disaster declaration 10176 or 10177.
    (c) Review and Compliance.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration shall ensure that the case of every small business 
concern participating before the date of the enactment of this Act in a 
program or activity covered by subsection (a) is reviewed and brought 
into compliance with this section.
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