To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to report to Congress on the status of its 2006 Atlantic hurricane season disaster response plan.

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   Inserted: GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS CHAPTER

   Inserted: hurricane response plan for the 2006 hurricane season

   Inserted: Sec. 2201. (a) In this section--

   Inserted: (1) the terms "Administration" and "Administrator" mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively;

   Inserted: (2) the term "Disaster Loan Program" means the disaster loan program authorized under section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636);

   Inserted: (3) the term "major disaster" has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122);

   Inserted: (4) the term "small business concern" has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632);

   Inserted: (5) the term "system" means the Disaster Credit Management System of the Administration; and

   Inserted: (6) the term "2006 Atlantic hurricane season" means the period beginning on June 1, 2006, and ending on November 30, 2006.

   Inserted: (b) Not later than May 31, 2006, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the disaster response plan of the Administration for the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season.

   Inserted: (c) The report required under subsection (b) shall include--

   Inserted: (1) the plan of the Administrator for responding quickly and efficiently after the occurrence of a major disaster during the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season and subsequent major disasters (including preparation and planning for disaster response resources and staff, such as identifying loss verifiers and technical assistance staff to deploy to potential disaster areas in advance of chartable events such as hurricanes);

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   Inserted: (2) a description of how the Administrator plans to integrate and coordinate the response to a major disaster with the staff and resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (including details on where and when joint training sessions are planned during the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season);

   Inserted: (3) a description of how the Administrator plans to integrate and coordinate the response to a major disaster with the technical assistance programs of the Administration (including the small business development centers);

   Inserted: (4) the contingency plans of the Administration, if any, for handling increases in the volume of applications under the Disaster Loan Program during the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season (including detailed plans for using local banks, credit unions, and businesses in an area in which the President declares a major disaster or the hiring of additional loan processing and loss verification staff);

   Inserted: (5) any available or revised surge plans for the system (including surge plans for loss verification, loan processing, mailroom, customer service or call center operations, and a continuity of operations plan);

   Inserted: (6) information on the plans of the Administration, if any, for upgrading the Disaster Loan Program application processing system, including--

   Inserted: (A) the user capacity of the system; and

   Inserted: (B) the estimated cost for upgrading the software and equipment to handle additional users;

   Inserted: (7) the number of full-time equivalent employees and job descriptions for the planning and disaster response staff of the Administration;

   Inserted: (8) information (including potential cost estimates) on whether--

   Inserted: (A) the Administrator plans to hire full-time planning staff during the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season; and

   Inserted: (B) such full-time planner would be hired in the Office of Disaster Assistance or in another office of the Administration;

   Inserted: (9) the inservice and preservice training procedures for disaster response staff of the Administration;

   Inserted: (10) information on the logistical support plans of the Administration (including equipment and staffing needs, and detailed information on how such plans will be scalable depending on the size and scope of the major disaster);

   Inserted: (11) information on the procurement procedures of the Administration for acquiring equipment and staff, including--

   Inserted: (A) standard procurement procedures during nondisaster periods;

   Inserted: (B) standard procurement procedures before and after major disasters;

   Inserted: (C) whether the Administration meets the criteria to be exempt from the normal General Services Administration procurement process for its disaster response; and

   Inserted: (D) whether any administrative or legislative changes are needed to allow the Administration to be exempt from the normal General Service Administration procurement process in response to a disaster; and

   Inserted: (12) a description of the findings and recommendations of the Administrator, if any, based on a review of the response of the Administration to Hurricane Katrina of 2005, Hurricane Rita of 2005, and Hurricane Wilma of 2005.

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