,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #h1 #bjbe 
,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,ms4          
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,bennet1   
and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the ,small ,business  
,disaster ,response and ,loan           
,improvements ,act of #bjjh to require  
the ,small ,business ,administration to 
coordinate with resource partners with  
respect to disaster planning activities1
 and for other purposes4  #a4  ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,small ,business ,disaster ,coordination
 ,act4  #b4  ,coordination in disaster  
response and disaster planning  7a7     
,disaster response coordination  ,the   
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fca et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
section #d 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcc71 by     
adding at the end the following3  7i7   

,disaster recovery assistance from      
resource partners  7#a7  ,authorization 
,at the discretion of the               
,administrator1 the ,administrator may  
authorize a resource partner of the     
,administration to provide advice1      
information1 and assistance to a small  
business concern located outside of the 
area of service in which that resource  
partner provides services1 without      
regard to geographic proximity to that  
resource partner1 if--  7,a7 the small  
business concern is located in an area  
with respect to which loans under       
section #g7;b77#b7 may be made2 and     
7,b7 in providing that advice1          
information1 and assistance1 the        
resource partner coordinates with       
another resource partner that serves the
 area in which the small business       
concern is located4  7#b7  ,period of   
assistance  7,a7  ,in general  ,a       
resource partner of the ,administration 
may provide advice1 information1 and    
assistance to a small business concern  

under paragraph 7#a7 for a period of not
 more than #b years after the date on   
which the applicable disaster has been  
determined to exist4  7,b7  ,extension  
,the ,administrator may1 at the         
discretion of the ,administrator1 extend
 the period described in subparagraph   
7,a74  7#c7  ,continuity of services  ,a
 resource partner of the ,administration
 that provides counselors to an area    
pursuant to an authorization under      
paragraph 7#a7 shall1 to the maximum    
extent practicable1 ensure continuity of
 services in any area of service in     
which that resource partner otherwise   
provides services4  7#d7  ,sites and    
facilities  ,for purposes of this       
subsection1 the ,administrator shall1 to
 the maximum extent practicable1 permit 
the personnel of a resource partner of  
the ,administration to use any site or  
facility designated by the              
,administrator for use to provide       
disaster recovery assistance4  2  7#b7  
in section #g7;b77#e7 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    

#fcf7;b77#e77-- 7,a7 by redesignating   
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,g7 as      
clauses 7i7 through 7vii71 respectively1
 and adjusting the margins accordingly2 
7,b7 by striking ,if a disaster and     
inserting the following3  7,a7  ,in     
general  ,if a disaster  2  7,c7 in     
subparagraph 7,a71 as so redesignated-- 
7i7 in clause 7vi71 as so redesignated1 
by striking and at the end2  7ii7 in    
clause 7vii71 as so redesignated1 by    
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7iii7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7viii7 links to
 websites of resource partners of the   
,administration4  2 and  7,d7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7,b7         
,provision of information to resource   
partners ,in carrying out subparagraph  
7,a71 the ,administrator shall make all 
information communicated under that     
subparagraph available to resource      
partners of the ,administration so that 
those resource partners can assist in   
amplifying public awareness regarding   

relevant information needed by disaster 
loan applicants4  2 and  7#c7 by        
amending section #dj7;a77#b77;,d7 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #fegl7a77#b77;,d77 to read as 
follows3  7,d7 guidelines pursuant to   
which the ,administration will          
coordinate with other ,federal agencies1
 ,state1 local1 and regional            
authorities1 and resource partners of   
the ,administration to best respond to  
the demand described in subparagraph    
7,b7 and to best use the resources      
described in that subparagraph4  4  7b7 
,disaster planning coordination         
,section #abjgc7;c7 of the ,small       
,business ,disaster ,response and ,loan 
,improvements ,act of #bjjh 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #fcf;h7c77 is amended--  7#a7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 by redesignating         
paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#d72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7  
the following3  7#c7 resource partners  
of the ,administration2 and  4