[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 20 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S1543]
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EXTENSION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION--
                               Continued

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have been in touch with Senator Kerry's 
office today--in fact, just this minute--and he does say there is some 
confusion in this regard. He has spoken to Senator Snowe. Because of 
this confusion at this time, I have no alternative but to seek adoption 
of the unanimous consent request regarding the small business matter 
that I enunciated some time ago.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 229) was agreed to as, follows:


                           AMENDMENT NO. 229

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   PROGRAMS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND THE 
                   SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958.

       (a) In General.--Section 1 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     extend temporarily certain authorities of the Small Business 
     Administration'', approved October 10, 2006 (Public Law 109-
     316; 120 Stat. 1742), is amended by striking ``February 2, 
     2007'' each place it appears and inserting ``July 31, 2007''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on February 2, 2007.

  The amendment (No. 230) was agreed to, as follows:

       Amend the title to read as follows: ``An Act to provide for 
     an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small 
     Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     through July 31, 2007, and for other purposes''.

  The amendments were ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 434), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I appreciate the Republican leader bringing 
this to my attention. I personally will work on this tomorrow.

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