[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 159 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10943]
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                  EXTENSION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a 
message from the House with respect to S. 1929.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate a message from the 
House, as follows:

                                S. 1929

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1929) entitled 
     ``An Act to provide for an additional temporary extension of 
     programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.'', do pass 
     with the following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     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), as most recently amended by section 1 
     of Public Law 111-66, is amended by striking ``October 31, 
     2009'' each place it appears and inserting ``January 31, 
     2010''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 30, 2009.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
concur in the amendment from the House; that the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and 
that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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