[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2397 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2397

  To amend the Small Business Act to allow the use of physical damage 
   disaster loans for the construction of safe rooms, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2015

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Act to allow the use of physical damage 
   disaster loans for the construction of safe rooms, 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 ``Tornado Family Safety Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. USE OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE DISASTER LOANS TO CONSTRUCT SAFE ROOMS.

    Section 7(b)(1)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``mitigating measures'' and all 
that follows through ``modifying structures'' and inserting the 
following: ``mitigating measures, including--
                    ``(i) construction of retaining walls and sea 
                walls;
                    ``(ii) grading and contouring land; and
                    ``(iii) relocating utilities and modifying 
                structures, including construction of a safe room or 
                similar storm shelter designed to protect property and 
                occupants from tornadoes or other natural disasters''.
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