,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,ris* 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small
 ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  
,to modify ! requirem5ts = !            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration relat+ to decl>+ a disa/] 
9 a rural area1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,disa/] ,assi/ance = ,rural ,communities
 ,act4  #b4 ,disa/] decl>ation 9 rural  
areas  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #g7;b7 ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcf7;b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]       
p>agraph 7#ae7 ! foll[+3  7#af7 ,disa/] 
decl>ation 9 rural areas  7,a7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph-- 7i7 ! t]m 
rural area means an area ) a population 
( less ?an #bjj1jjj outside an urbaniz$ 
area2 &  7ii7 ! t]m significant damage  
means1 ) respect to prop]ty1 un9sur$    
losses ( n less ?an #dj p]c5t ( !       

e/imat$ fair replacem5t value or        
pre-disa/] fair m>ket value ( ! damag$  
prop]ty1 :i*ev] is l[]4  7,b7 ,disa/]   
decl>ation ,not)/&+ section #abc4c7;a7 (
 title #ac1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1
 or any successor regulation1 !         
,adm9i/rator may decl>e a disa/] 9 a    
rural area = :i* a major disa/] 0 decl>$
 by ! ,presid5t "u section #dja ( !     
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj7 if-- 7i7 ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,/ate 9  
:i* ! rural area is locat$ reque/s su* a
 decl>ation2 &  7ii7 any home1 small    
bus9ess conc]n1 private nonpr(it        
organization1 or small agricultural     
coop]ative has incurr$ significant      
damage 9 ! rural area4  7,c7 ,,sba      
report ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e ye> !reaft]1
 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to !        
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report on1 ) respect

 to ! #a-ye> p]iod prec$+ submission ( !
 report-- 7i7 any economic injury t     
result$ f a major disa/] decl>$ by !    
,presid5t "u section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4
 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy      
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj7 9 
a rural area2  7ii7 ea* reque/ =        
assi/ance made by ! ,gov]nor ( a ,/ate  
"u subp>agraph 7,b77i7 & ! response ( ! 
,adm9i/rator1 includ+ ! timel9e = ea*   
response2 &  7iii7 any regulatory *anges
 t w impact ! ability ( communities 9   
rural areas to obta9 disa/] assi/ance "u
 ?is subsection4  4  7b7 ,regulations ,n
 lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all issue
 regulations to c>ry out ! am5dm5t made 
by subsection 7a74  7c7 ,,gao report    
7#a7 ,def9ition ( rural area ,9 ?is     
subsection1 ! t]m rural area means an   
area ) a population ( less ?an #bjj1jjj 
outside an urbaniz$ area4  7#b7 ,report 
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      

,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &       
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report on-- 7,a7 any
 unique *all5ges t communities 9 rural  
areas face comp>$ to communities 9      
metropolitan areas :5 seek+ to obta9    
disa/] assi/ance "u section #g7;b7 ( !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcf7;b772 &  7,b7 legislative          
recomm5dations = improv+ access to      
disa/] assi/ance = communities 9 rural  
areas4