[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1868 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1868

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2007

 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Enzi) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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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 ``Second 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 ``July 31, 
2007'' and inserting ``October 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.
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