[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 130 (Friday, September 24, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S7452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3839, which was 
introduced earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3839) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
bill be read the third time and passed; that the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; and that 
any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3839) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3839

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

     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 111-214 (124 Stat. 2346), is amended by 
     striking ``September 30, 2010'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``January 31, 2011''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on September 29, 2010.

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