[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 9941]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           AMENDING THE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Small 
Business Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 923 
and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 923) to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to allow certain premier certified lenders to 
     elect to maintain an alternative loss reserve.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating thereto be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 923) was read the third time and passed.

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