[Congressional Bills 110th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 639 Introduced in House (IH)] 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 639 To designate as HUBZones the disaster areas associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2007 Mr. Jindal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate as HUBZones the disaster areas associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION AS HUBZONES. (a) Definition of HUBZone.--Section 3(p)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph ( D), by striking ``or''; (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(F) areas in which the President has declared a major disaster (as that term is defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) as a result of Hurricane Katrina of August 2005 or Hurricane Rita of September 2005.''. (b) Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program.--Section 711(d) of the Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 644 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(e) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), the Program shall not apply to any contract related to relief or reconstruction from Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005.''. <all>