Small Business Administration : additional steps should be taken to address reforms to the Disaster Loan Program and improve the application process for future disasters : report to the Chairwoman, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Small Business Administration--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Small Business Administration.

Assistance in emergencies--United States--Evaluation.

Assistance in emergencies.

Disaster relief--United States.

Disaster relief.

Evaluation.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 37 pages, digital, PDF file)

Other Title:

Additional steps should be taken to address reforms to the Disaster Loan Program and improve the application process for future disasters

SBA disaster assistance reforms

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

After the Small Business Administration (SBA) was widely criticized for its performance following the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, the agency took steps to reform the Disaster Loan Program and Congress enacted the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008 (Act). GAO was asked to determine (1) the extent to which SBA addressed the Act's requirements, and (2) how SBA's response to major disasters in 2008 aligned with key components of its June 2007 Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). GAO reviewed the Act, as well as SBA information on requirements addressed and steps taken, including the DRP, various reports to Congress, and policy memoranda. GAO also conducted site visits to areas affected by major 2008 disasters, reviewed SBA's customer satisfaction survey, and obtained the opinions of relevant stakeholders.

Contents:

Results in brief

Background

SBA fully addressed half of the Act's provisions, but has not yet established milestones for implementation of remaining requirements

SBA's response following 2008 disasters aligned with certain components of its DRP, but SBA's response to disaster victims' feedback on the application process could be improved

Conclusions.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Small Business Administration

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Small Business Administration. CIS 2009 J942-607

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