(a) In generalNot later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—
(2)
submit a report to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the
Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the
House of Representatives detailing the amendments to the
disaster response plan.
(b) ContentsThe report required under subsection (a)(2) shall include—
(1)
any updates or modifications made to the
disaster response plan since the report regarding the
disaster response plan submitted to
Congress on
July 14, 2006;
(2)
a description of how the
Administrator plans to use and integrate District Office personnel of the
Administration in the response to a
major disaster, including information on the use of personnel for loan processing and loan disbursement;
(3)
a description of the
disaster scalability model of the
Administration and on what basis or function the plan is scaled;
(4)
a description of how the agency-wide
Disaster Oversight Council is structured, which offices comprise its membership, and whether the Associate Deputy
Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development of the
Administration is a member;
(6)
recommendations, if any, on how the
Administration can better coordinate its
disaster response operations with the operations of other Federal,
State, and local entities;
(7)
any surge plan for the
disaster loan program of the Administration in effect on or after
August 29, 2005 (including surge plans for loss verification, loan processing, mailroom, customer service or call center operations, and a continuity of operations plan);
(8)
the number of full-time equivalent employees and job descriptions for the planning and
disaster response staff of the
Administration;
(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 ;
(11)
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; and
(12)
a plan for how the
Administrator, in consultation with the
Administrator of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, will coordinate the provision of accommodations and necessary resources for
disaster assistance personnel to effectively perform their responsibilities in the aftermath of a
major disaster.
(c) Biennial disaster simulation exercise
(1) Exercise required
The Administrator shall conduct a disaster simulation exercise at least once every 2 fiscal years. The exercise shall include the participation of, at a minimum, not less than 50 percent of the individuals in the disaster reserve corps and shall test, at maximum capacity, all of the information technology and telecommunications systems of the Administration that are vital to the activities of the Administration during such a disaster.
(
Pub. L. 110–234, title XII, § 12072,
May 22, 2008,
122 Stat. 1411;
Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XII, § 12072,
June 18, 2008,
122 Stat. 1664, 2173.)
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