To amend section 7(b) of the Small Business Act to make disaster loans available for damages caused by prolonged power outages, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7071 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7071 To amend section 7(b) of the Small Business Act to make disaster loans available for damages caused by prolonged power outages, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2024 Ms. Stevens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend section 7(b) of the Small Business Act to make disaster loans available for damages caused by prolonged power outages, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER LOANS FOR PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES. Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (16) as paragraph (17); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (17), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph: ``(18) Prolonged pow…