,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,stevens introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,small ,business  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,small ,business ,act to make       
disaster loans available for damages    
caused by prolonged power outages1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,small business
 disaster loans for prolonged power     
outages ,section #g7;b7 of the ,small   
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77 
is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the  
second paragraph 7#af7 7relating to     
statute of limitations7 as paragraph    
7#ag72 and  7#b7 by inserting after     
paragraph 7#ag71 as so redesignated1 the
 following new paragraph3  7#ah7        
,prolonged power outage  7,a7 ,in       
general ,for the purposes of paragraphs 
7#a77;,a7 and 7#b71 the term disaster   
includes prolonged power outages4  7,b7 
,use of loan amounts ,in addition to any
 other allowable uses of a loan made    

under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or 7#b71 if a 
borrower receives such a loan pursuant  
to a disaster that is prolonged power   
outage1 the borrower may use the        
proceeds of such loan to-- 7i7 purchase 
energy resilience systems that enable   
the borrower to cope with and recover   
from disruptions to the commercial      
availability of electrical power1       
including generators1 solar panels1 wind
 turbines1 microgrids1 fuel cells1      
batteries1 and other technologies that  
provide electrical generation and       
storage capabilities1 as determined     
appropriate by the ,administrator2 and  
7ii7 pay for the cost of replacing any  
food and drink of the borrower that was 
lost1 destroyed1 or rendered unfit for  
human consumption as a result of such   
disaster4  7,c7 ,prolonged power outage 
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
prolonged power outage means--  7i7 for 
the purposes of paragraph 7#a77;,a71 a  
loss of electrical power that causes not
 fewer than #be homes or #be business   

concerns1 or any combination of not     
fewer than #be homes1 business concerns1
 or other eligible recipients of a loan 
under such paragraph1 located in any    
county or smaller political subdivision 
of a ,state or territory or possession  
of the ,united ,states to each sustain  
uninsured losses of not less than #dj   
percent of the estimated fair           
replacement value or pre-disaster fair  
market value of the damaged property1   
whichever is lower2 and  7ii7 for the   
purposes of paragraph 7#b71 not fewer   
than #be homes or #be business concerns1
 or any combination of not fewer than   
#be homes1 business concerns1 or other  
eligible recipients of a loan under such
 paragraph1 located in any county or    
smaller political subdivision of a      
,state or territory or possession of the
 ,united ,states concurrently losing    
electrical power for not fewer than #dh 
hours4  4