Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, during FY 2000 through 2004, to establish a pre-disaster mitigation program for making loans to enable small businesses to use mitigation techniques in support of a formal program established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, except that no such loan may be extended to a small business unless it is otherwise unable to obtain credit for such purposes.
Authorizes appropriations.
Requires the Administrator to report to the congressional small business committees evaluating such program.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1370-1371)
Senate Committee on Small Business discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Small Business discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3566; text: CR S3566)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3566; text: CR S3566)
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Thune moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1814-1817)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 388.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1815)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1815)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 106-24.
Became Public Law No: 106-24.
Enacted as Public Law 106-24
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