[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 22]
[House]
[Page 30153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF PROGRAMS UNDER SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND SMALL 
         BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958 THROUGH MARCH 15, 2004

  Mr. SCHROCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the Senate bill (S. 1895) to temporarily extend the 
programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment 
Act of 1958 through March 15, 2004, and for other purposes, and ask for 
its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows:

                                S. 1895

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

     SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Any program, authority, or provision, 
     including any pilot program, authorized under the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) or the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) as of 
     September 30, 2003, that is scheduled to expire on or after 
     September 30, 2003 and before March 15, 2004, shall remain 
     authorized through March 15, 2004, under the same terms and 
     conditions in effect on September 30, 2003.
       (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), section 
     303(g)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 
     U.S.C. 683(g)(2)) is amended by striking ``1.38 percent'' and 
     inserting ``1.46 percent''.

  The Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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