[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 39 (Friday, March 7, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1782]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TEMPORARILY EXTENDING THE PROGRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 
                                  1965

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2733, introduced 
earlier today by Senator Kennedy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2733) to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related 
to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2733) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2733

       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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