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H.R. 4938 · 111th Congress · enacted

To permit the use of previously appropriated funds to extend the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program, and for other purposes.

Became Public Law No: 111-150.

Latest official action 2010-03-26 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes up to $40 million of funds appropriated for the business loan program of the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 available for small business loan fee reductions and eliminations and the cost of guaranteed loans authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Amends ARRA to extend from March 28, 2010, through April 30, 2010, the authority of the SBA to guarantee up to 90% of qualifying small business loans made by eligible lenders under the Small Business Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

Congressional Research Service · 2010-03-26

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