Rural Small Business Resilience Act

The Rural Small Business Resilience Act requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to ensure rural disaster victims have full access to existing disaster assistance within one year of the law's passage. It directly affects small business owners and individuals in rural areas (as defined by the Small Business Act) who live in regions with federally declared disasters. The key provision mandates the SBA to provide targeted outreach and marketing materials to these rural residents to overcome barriers in accessing current disaster aid programs. This is a concrete policy change to improve access to existing resources, not a new funding program.