[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7671-7672]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       SMALL BUSINESS ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION ACT OF 2011

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now ask the Chair to lay before the Senate 
a message from the House with respect to S. 990.
  The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 990) 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 112-1 (125 Stat. 3), is amended by striking 
     ``May 31, 2011'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2011''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on May 30, 2011.

     SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCEDURES FOR SBIR AND STTR 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (r) the following:
       ``(s) Competitive Selection Procedures for SBIR and STTR 
     Programs.--All funds awarded, appropriated, or otherwise made 
     available in accordance with subsection (f) or (n) must be 
     awarded pursuant to competitive and merit-based selection 
     procedures.''.

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                Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 347

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to 
S. 990 with an amendment, and I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to concur in the 
     House amendment to S. 990, with an amendment numbered 347.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``PATRIOT Sunsets Extension 
     Act of 2011''.

     SEC. 2. SUNSET EXTENSIONS.

       (a) USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 
     2005.--Section 102(b)(1) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and 
     Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177; 50. U.S.C. 
     1805 note, 50 U.S.C. 1861 note, and 50 U.S.C. 1862 note) is 
     amended by striking ``May 27, 2011'' and inserting ``June 1, 
     2015''.
       (b) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
     2004.--Section 6001(b)(1) of the Intelligence Reform and 
     Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458; ``50 
     U.S.C. 1801 note) is amended by striking ``May 27, 2011'' and 
     inserting ``June 1, 2015''.


                   Motion to Refer with Instructions

  Mr. REID moves to refer the House message to the Committee on Small 
Business with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.


                             Cloture Motion

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:


                             Cloture Motion

  We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of 
rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to 
a close debate on the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 
990, with an amendment No. 347.

          Harry Reid, Jack Reed, Carl Levin, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark 
           R. Warner, Richard Blumenthal, Kent Conrad, Kirsten E. 
           Gillibrand, Dianne Feinstein, Bill Nelson, John D. 
           Rockefeller IV, Joseph I. Lieberman, Barbara A. 
           Mikulski, Charles E. Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Thomas 
           R. Carper, Mark L. Pryor.

  Mr. REID. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                 Amendment No. 348 to Amendment No. 347

  Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 348 to amendment No. 347.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.


                 Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 349

  Mr. REID. I have a motion to refer the House message to the Senate 
Small Business Committee with instructions to report back forthwith 
with an amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to refer the House 
     message to the Committee on Small Business with instructions 
     to report back forthwith with an amendment numbered 349.

  The amendment is as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.

  Mr. REID. On that motion, I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient 
second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                           Amendment No. 350

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an amendment to my instructions which 
is also at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 350 to the instructions of the motion to refer.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``3'' and insert ``2''.

  Mr. REID. On that I ask for the yeas and nays.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There is a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.


                 Amendment No. 351 to Amendment No. 350

  Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment to my instructions which 
is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment 
     numbered 351 to amendment No. 350.

  The amendment is as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``2'' and insert ``1''.

  Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call 
be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, there will be no further rollcall votes 
tonight, and I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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