Small Business Relief From Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2019

S. 77 · 116th Congress · Jan 10, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Small Business Act to ensure small businesses affected by the onset of transmissible diseases are eligible for disaster relief.

This Act may be cited as the “Small Business Relief From Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2019”.

(a)

In general— Section 3(k)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(k)(2)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (B), by striking “and” at the end;

(2)

in subparagraph (C), striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

“(D) communicable diseases for which the Federal Government issues a travel alert or travel warning.”

(b)

Applicability— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to a communicable disease—

(1)

for which the Federal Government issues a travel alert or travel warning before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act; and

(2)

the effects of which are experienced on or after the date of enactment of this Act.