[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4911 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4911

 To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 
                     1965, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2006

 Mr. McKeon (for himself, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Keller, Mr. George Miller of 
  California, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Hinojosa) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
                               Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 
                     1965, 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 ``Higher Education Extension Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS.

    Section 2(a) of the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109-81; 20 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by striking ``March 31, 
2006'' and inserting ``June 30, 2006''.

SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act, or in the Higher Education Extension Act of 
2005 as amended by this Act, shall be construed to limit or otherwise 
alter the authorizations of appropriations for, or the durations of, 
programs contained in the amendments made by the Higher Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-171) to the provisions of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection 
Act of 2004.
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