Small Business Disaster Coordination Act

This bill aims to help small businesses recover faster after disasters. It lets the Small Business Administration (SBA) send help from its “resource partners” to hard‑hit areas, even if those helpers are based somewhere else. These partners can give advice and support for up to two years after a disaster, and the SBA can extend that time if needed. The SBA should also let these helpers use SBA‑designated sites to provide disaster recovery help, and make sure they keep serving their home areas too. The SBA must add links to resource partners on its disaster webpages and share key updates with them so they can spread the word to disaster loan applicants. The SBA will also update its coordination plans to work better with other agencies and resource partners during high demand.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Small businesses in disaster areas and SBA “resource partners” that provide counseling and support.
• What changes: SBA can deploy partners across regions; help can last up to 2 years (with possible extensions); SBA will share disaster info with partners and add partner links online; updated plans to coordinate with other agencies and partners.
• When it applies: After a disaster that qualifies for SBA disaster loans under section 7(b)(2). The 2‑year clock starts when the disaster is officially recognized.