[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2808 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2808

 To extend the participation term for small business concerns affected 
  by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in certain programs, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 5, 2011

Mr. Richmond (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, and Ms. Sewell) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the participation term for small business concerns affected 
  by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita in certain programs, 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 ``Gulf Coast Disadvantaged Business 
Relief Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PARTICIPATION TERM FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE 
              KATRINA OR HURRICANE RITA.

    (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) 
of this section and was affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or 
Hurricane Rita of 2005, the period during which that small business 
concern is permitted continuing participation and eligibility in that 
program or activity shall be extended for 24 months after the date such 
participation and eligibility would otherwise terminate.
    (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 as a disaster area by reason of Hurricane Katrina of 2005 
or Hurricane Rita of 2005 under disaster declaration 10176, 10177, 
10178, 10179, 10180, 10181, 10205, or 10206.
    (c) Review and Compliance.--The Administrator shall ensure that the 
case of every small business concern participating before the date of 
enactment of this Act in a program or activity covered by subsection 
(a) is reviewed and brought into compliance with this section.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) The term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
        given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 632).
            (2) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
        the Small Business Administration.
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