Summary

Allows Small Business Administration (SBA) resource partners to provide disaster recovery assistance to small businesses located outside their normal service areas for up to two years after a declared disaster (with potential extension). It requires coordination and continuity of services, permits use of designated disaster sites by resource partners, and directs the SBA to share information and website links to improve public awareness. The bill also explicitly adds resource partners of the Administration into existing disaster planning coordination rules.

Key Points

• Authorizes SBA resource partners to assist small businesses outside their usual service area after a disaster.
• Expanded assistance authority is time-limited to two years after the disaster, with possible extension.
• Requires coordination and continuity so services are integrated with broader disaster response efforts.
• Allows resource partners to operate at designated disaster sites to serve affected businesses.
• Requires the SBA to share information and website links to improve public awareness of available assistance.
• Formally adds resource partners into existing disaster planning coordination rules.
• Focuses on administrative flexibility and information-sharing rather than new appropriations.
• Intended to increase access to counseling and recovery services for disaster-affected small businesses.

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