118 STAT. 591 PUBLIC LAW 108–217—APR. 5, 2004 Public Law 108–217 108th Congress An Act To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through June 4, 2004, 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 SMALL BUSINESS ACT AND SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958. The authorization for any program, authority, or provision, including any pilot program, that was extended through April 2, 2004, by section 1 of Public Law 108–205 is further extended through June 4, 2004, under the same terms and conditions. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN FEE AUTHORIZATIONS. Section 503(f) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697(f)), as amended by section 2 of Public Law 108– 205, is further amended by striking ‘‘May 21, 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2004’’. SEC. 3. FISCAL YEAR 2004 PURCHASE AND GUARANTEE AUTHORITY UNDER TITLE III OF SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958. Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(j) FISCAL YEAR 2004 PURCHASE AND GUARANTEE AUTHORITY UNDER TITLE III OF SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958.— For fiscal year 2004, for the programs authorized by title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681 et seq.), the Administration is authorized to make— ‘‘(1) $4,000,000,000 in purchases of participating securities; and ‘‘(2) $3,000,000,000 in guarantees of debentures.’’. SEC. 4. COMBINATION FINANCING. (a) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2004, subsection (a) of section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) shall be applied as if the paragraph set forth in subsection (b) were added at the end of that subsection (a). (b) PARAGRAPH SPECIFIED.—The paragraph referred to in sub section (a) is as follows: ‘‘(31) COMBINATION FINANCING.— ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph— Applicability. 15 USC 636 note. Ante, p. 553. Apr. 5, 2004 [H.R. 4062]
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