[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5986 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5986

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small businesses affected by 
 the onset of transmissible diseases are eligible for disaster relief.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 2016

    Mr. Curbelo of Florida 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 ensure small businesses affected by 
 the onset of transmissible diseases are eligible for disaster relief.

    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 Relief from Disease 
Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3(k)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(k)(1)) is amended by inserting ``, onset of transmissible 
diseases for which the Federal Government issues a public health 
advisory or declaration,'' after ``civil disorders''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to the onset of a transmissible disease for which the Federal 
Government issues a public health advisory or declaration--
            (1) that commences before, on, or after the date of 
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) the effects of which are experienced on or after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
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