[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1468 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1468


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2007

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business 
                          and Entrepreneurship

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                                 AN ACT


 
   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 PARTICIPATION TERM 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 or county 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 and Counties Covered.--Subsection (a) applies to any 
parish in the State of Louisiana, or any county in the State of 
Mississippi or in the State of Alabama, 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, 10177, 
10178, 10179, 10180, or 10181.
    (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.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 26, 2007.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.