[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S3475]
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     EXTENDING THE PROGRAMS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2929, 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. 2929) to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. CASEY. 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. 2929) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2929

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) 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 ``April 30, 2008'' and 
     inserting ``May 31, 2008''.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, 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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