S. 1703 — Reported in Senate

II Calendar No. 131 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1703 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2025Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship July 29, 2025Reported by Ms. Ernst, without amendment A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to improve access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Small Business Resilience Act. 2. Access to disaster assistance for individuals located in rural areas Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall ensure that the Associate Administrator of the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience of the Administration takes such actions as necessary to ensure that individuals located in rural areas (as defined in paragraph (16) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(16))) for which a disaster declaration has been made under such section 7(b) have full access to assistance provided under such section, including by providing targeted outreach and marketing materials to those individuals. 3. Technical amendment The second paragraph (16) (relating to the statute of limitations) of section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is redesignated as paragraph (17). July 29, 2025Reported without amendment