[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5007 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5007

To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
make grants to assist small business concerns located in areas affected 
   by a major disaster and high unemployment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 2010

  Mr. Langevin (for himself and Mr. Kennedy) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
make grants to assist small business concerns located in areas affected 
   by a major disaster and high unemployment, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Small Business Disaster Assistance 
Grant Program Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Authority.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration is authorized to make grants to assist covered small 
businesses.
    (b) Maximum Grant Amount.--A grant made under subsection (a) shall 
be in an amount not exceeding $25,000.
    (c) Termination.--The Administrator is authorized to make grants 
under subsection (a) during the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Covered small business.--The term ``covered small 
        business'' means a small business concern located, on the date 
        a grant is made to such concern under subsection (a)--
                    (A) in a State with an unemployment rate that 
                exceeds the unemployment rates of at least 75 percent 
                of all other States, as determined by the 
                Administrator; and
                    (B) in an area for which the President has 
                declared, during the 2-year period preceding such date, 
                a major disaster under section 401 of the Robert T. 
                Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
                (42 U.S.C. 5170).
            (2) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the meaning given such term under section 3(a) of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the 50 States 
        and the District of Columbia.
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