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[S. 1704 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.1704

                       One Hundred Tenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
            the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven


                                 An Act


 
  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 ``First Higher Education Extension Act 
of 2007''.
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 ``June 30, 
2007'' and inserting ``July 31, 2007''.
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.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.