[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2733 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2733

 To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 
                                 1965.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2008

   Mr. Kennedy 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.

    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 
2008''.

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, 
2008'' and inserting ``April 30, 2008''.

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) or by the College Cost 
Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 110-84) to the provisions of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 
2004.
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