Public Law 111-136
2ND SESSION
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.
- 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. edit
- (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 111-89 (123 Stat. 2975), is amended by striking `January 31, 2010' each place it appears and inserting `April 30, 2010'.
- (b) Effective Date—
- The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 30, 2010.
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