[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13329]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 EXTENSION

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to S. 3180 that was introduced today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3180) to temporarily extend the programs under 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read three times, 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no 
intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to this 
matter be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3180) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3180

       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 ``June 30, 2008'' and 
     inserting ``July 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), by 
     the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (Public Law 110-
     84), or by the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act 
     of 2008 (Public Law 110-227) to the provisions of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 and the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act 
     of 2004.

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