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H. R. 4238 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 603

119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4238

[Report No. 119–695, Part I]


To improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 27, 2025

Mr. Moore of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. Edwards, Ms. King-Hinds, Mr. Gimenez, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Fry, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

June 11, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Flood, Mr. Begich, Mr. Shreve, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Meuser, and Ms. Goodlander

June 11, 2026

Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

June 11, 2026

Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 27, 2025]

A BILL

To improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act” or the “DLARA”.

SEC. 3. Definitions.

In this Act—

(1) the terms “Administration” and “Administrator” mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively;

(2) the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means 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; and

(3) the term “SBA disaster loan” means a direct loan authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), other than a loan that was authorized under section 1110 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009).

SEC. 4. Monthly disaster loan reports.

Section 12091(a) of the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 636k(a)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (1)—

(A) by striking “during the applicable period for a major disaster”; and

(B) by striking “for that major disaster”;

(2) in paragraph (2)—

(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking “how long the available funding for such loans will last” and inserting “the date at which available funding for such loans will reach 10 percent of the most recent appropriation and the date at which the funds will be depleted”;

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

(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(J) a summary detailing any changes to estimates or assumptions on obligations and expenditures, including data supporting these changes.”; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(3) PROHIBITION ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL.—If the Administrator does not submit a report required to be submitted under paragraph (1) by the required date, no funds may be obligated for official travel by the Administrator until the Administrator submits the report.”.

SEC. 5. Budget request relating to disaster loans.

Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:

“(39) separate statements of—

“(A) the amount of appropriations requested for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the cost of SBA disaster loans, the 10-year average of the cost of SBA disaster loans, and an explanation for any difference between the amount requested and the 10-year average cost; and

“(B) the amount of appropriations requested for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the cost of COVID-EIDL loans, the 10-year average of the cost of COVID-EIDL loans, and an explanation for any difference between the amount requested and the 10-year average cost.

“(40) separate statements of—

“(A) the amount of appropriations requested for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for administrative costs relating to SBA disaster loans, the 10-year average of such administrative costs, and an explanation for any difference between the amount requested and the 10-year average costs; and

“(B) the amount of appropriations requested for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for administrative costs relating to COVID-EIDL loans, the 10-year average of such administrative costs, and an explanation for any difference between the amount requested and the 10-year average costs.”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(j) In paragraphs (39) and (40) of subsection (a)—

“(1) the term ‘COVID-EIDL loan’ means a direct loan under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) that was authorized under section 1110 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009); and

“(2) the term ‘SBA disaster loan’ means a direct loan authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), other than a loan that was authorized under section 1110 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009).”.

SEC. 6. Limitations on disaster loans.

Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating the second paragraph designated as paragraph (16), relating to statute of limitations, as added by the COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–165; 136 Stat. 1363), as paragraph (18); and

(2) by inserting after paragraph (16), relating to disaster declarations in rural areas, as added by the Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act (Public Law 117–249; 136 Stat. 2350), the following:

“(17) REQUIREMENTS WHEN FUNDING IS LOW.—Not later than 24 hours after the unobligated balance of amounts available for the cost of direct loans authorized by this subsection is less than 10 percent of the 10-year average annual cost provided in the most recent Presidential budget request required under section 1105(a)(39)(A) of title 31, United States Code, or, if unavailable, the 10-year average annual cost for the immediately preceding 10-year period of SBA disaster loans (as defined in section 1105(j) of such title), the Administrator shall notify the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives”..”.

SEC. 7. GAO report on SBA disaster loan account.

(a) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Administrator and the appropriate committees of Congress a report on—

(1) the average weekly rate at which the Administration obligates the unobligated balance of amounts available for the cost of SBA disaster loans;

(2) the average amount, during the periods beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending on July 31, 2023, and beginning on July 31, 2023, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, respectively, disbursed to a borrower each week, during the initial 12-week period in which a borrower receives amounts from an SBA disaster loan, beginning the day after the borrower accepts their loan, separated by home SBA disaster loan borrowers, business SBA disaster loan borrowers, and economic injury disaster loan borrowers; and

(3) the average amount of fully disbursed SBA disaster loans, originated during the period beginning on July 31, 2023, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, with separate averages for SBA disaster loans delineated by home, business, and economic injury disaster loans.

(b) Response.—Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Comptroller General of the United States submits the report under subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a response to the report, including an implementation plan for any recommendations in the report.

SEC. 8. GAO report on disaster loan changes.

(a) Definition.—In this section, the term “covered final rule” means—

(1) the final rule entitled “Disaster Assistance Loan Program Changes to Maximum Loan Amounts and Miscellaneous Updates” (88 Fed. Reg. 39335 (June 16, 2023); RIN 3245–AH91); or

(2) the final rule entitled “Disaster Assistance Loan Program Changes to Unsecured Loan Amounts and Credit Elsewhere Criteria” (89 Fed. Reg. 59826 (July 24, 2024); RIN 3245–AI08).

(b) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on—

(1) the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) of the increase in the home loan lending limits for, the extension of the deferment period for, the expansion of mitigation options for, the modifications to the criteria for determining whether applicants can obtain credit elsewhere with respect to, the changes to collateral requirements for, and other changes to the terms and conditions of loans under section 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1)) made by the covered final rules; and

(2) the effect on the subsidy for such loans of the changes contained in the covered final rules.

SEC. 9. Budget and forecasting report regarding the cost of direct disaster loans.

(a) Budget formulation and forecasting.—Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing corrections the Administration will make to improve forecasting, data quality, and budget assumptions relating to budget submissions relating to amounts made available for the cost of SBA disaster loans.

(b) Updates.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the date that is 90 days after the date on which all the corrections described in subsection (a) have been implemented, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report—

(1) detailing the actions the Administration has taken to implement the corrections described in subsection (a); and

(2) explaining how each action detailed under paragraph (1) is directly related to implementing 1 or more corrections described in subsection (a).

Union Calendar No. 603

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
H. R. 4238
[Report No. 119–695, Part I]
A BILL
To improve accountability in the disaster loan program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
June 11, 2026
Reported from the Committee on Small Business with an amendment
June 11, 2026
Committee on the Budget discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed