,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #d1 #bjbe,ms4   
,baldw9 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4   
,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small
 ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  
,to modify ! def9ition ( disa/] 9 !     
,small ,bus9ess ,act to include l[ or no
 sn[fall am\nts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,w9t] ,recreation ,small ,bus9ess       
,recov]y ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,accord+  
to ! ,am]ican ,meteorology ,society     
,gloss>y ( ,meteorology1 sn[ dr\ght     
occurs :5 !re is a p]iod ( abnormally l[
 sn[pack = ! "t ( ye>4  7#b7 ,sn[ dr\ght
 is describ$ z ei!r dry or w>m1 dep5d+  
on :e!r ! dr\ght is a result (          
bel[-normal cold-season precipitation or
 a lack ( sn[ accumulation despite      
ne>-normal precipitation1 usually z a   
result ( w>m temp]atures t cause        

precipitation to fall z ra9 r ?an sn[ or
 an unusually e>ly sn[melt4  #c4        
,def9ition ( disa/]  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #c7k77#b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7k77#b77 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by     
/rik+ & at ! end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,d7 sn[ dr\ght4  4  7b7 ,regulations 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 9        
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,wea!r ,s]vice1 %all promulgate rules  
to implem5t ! am5dm5t made by subsection
 7a74  7c7 ,review ( exi/+ res\rces &   
ways ,to adapt  7#a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is  
subsection1 ! t]m small bus9ess conc]n  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb74  7#b7 ,int]ag5cy review ,!       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ,congress a report-- 7,a7
 provid+ a review ( res\rces available  

to ,f$]al ag5cies to assi/ small bus9ess
 conc]ns t h suff]$ economic injury or  
be5 economically impact$ by lack ( sn[  
or l[ sn[ precipitation2  7,b7 id5tify+ 
ways small bus9ess conc]ns c become m   
resili5t & adapt ! bus9ess model ( !    
conc]ns relat$ to sn[ dr\ghts2 &  7,c7  
provid+ recomm5dations = legislative &  
adm9i/rative action to provide assi/ance
 to small bus9ess conc]ns impact$ by    
lack ( sn[ or l[ sn[ precipitation1     
includ+ an evaluation ( ! capabilities (
 ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration to     
support exp&$ disa/] recov]y ef=ts      
relat$ to a lack ( sn[ or l[ sn[        
precipitation & o!r simil> tasks ?r\gh !
 ,economic ,injury ,disa/] ,loan        
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