,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 
,rangel1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 & ,mr4 ,cr[ley7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration to e/abli%
 a program to make loans to c]ta9       
bus9esses1 home[n]s1 & r5t]s affect$ by 
,sup]/orm ,s&y4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,sup]/orm ,s&y     
,relief ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 #bjab1
 ,sup]/orm ,s&y caus$ sub/antial        
physical & economic damage to ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 & ,new ,york 9 p>ticul>4  7#b7  
,= bus9esses & home[n]s1 ! prim>y means 
( obta9+ long-t]m ,f$]al f9ancial       
assi/ance 9 ! wake ( disa/]s su* z      
,sup]/orm ,s&y is ?r\gh ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration's ,disa/] ,loan  
,program4  7#c7 ,) reg>d to ! ,small    
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration's op]ation ( !   

,disa/] ,loan ,program aft] ,sup]/orm   
,s&y1 ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice 
f\nd t ! ,adm9i/ration did n meet its   
timel9ess goals = process+ bus9ess loan 
applications4  7#d7 ,accord+ to !       
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice1 !      
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration /at$ t x 0
 *all5g$ by an unexpect$ly high volume (
 loan applications t x receiv$ e>ly 9   
its response to ,sup]/orm ,s&y4  7#e7 ,z
 a result1 _m bus9esses & home[n]s      
affect$ by ,sup]/orm ,s&y 7 unable to   
apply = f9anc+ f ! ,small ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration4  #c4 ,disa/] loans =     
bus9esses1 home[n]s1 & r5t]s affect$ by 
,sup]/orm ,s&y  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] 
?an #de days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all e/abli% &   
c>ry out a loan program "u :i* a small  
bus9ess conc]n1 home[n]1 or r5t] t 0    
locat$ )9 an area & dur+ ! "t p]iod )   
respect to :i* a major disa/] 0 decl>$  
by ! ,presid5t "u section #dja ( !      
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     

,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj7 by reason ( ,sup]/orm ,s&y may   
apply--  7#a7 = a loan to repair1       
rehabilitate1 or replace prop]ty damag$ 
or de/roy$ by reason ( ,sup]/orm ,s&y2  
or  7#b7 if su* a small bus9ess conc]n  
has suff]$ sub/antial economic injury by
 reason ( ,sup]/orm ,s&y1 = a loan to   
assi/ su* a small bus9ess conc]n4  7b7  
,requirem5ts ,to c>ry out ! program     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !            
,adm9i/rator %all use ! same            
application1 selection1 & notice        
requirem5ts & proc$ures t are us$ "u    
section #g7;b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
,section #g7;b7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4          
#fcf7;b774  7c7 ,tim+ ,! ,adm9i/rator   
%all select loan recipi5ts & make       
available loans "u ?is ,act = a p]iod ( 
n less ?an #a ye> aft] ! date on :i* !  
,adm9i/rator e/abli%es ! program4