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[Pages S5317-S5318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 935. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill S. 1340, to authorize activities to combat the Ebola
outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 7, beginning on line 12, strike ``Notwithstanding
section 110'' and all that follows through ``2018'' on line
20 and insert the following: ``The Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development shall
provide assistance, including multi-sectoral, non-
humanitarian, and non-trade related foreign assistance, to
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and
Burundi to effectively combat the Ebola outbreak that began
in August 20 2018, following certification from the Secretary
of State pursuant to section 110 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101) that each such
country receiving assistance meets the minimum standards for
the elimination of trafficking or is making significant
efforts to bring itself into compliance with such
standards''.
On page 8, after line 13, add the following:
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
constructed as preventing humanitarian assistance from being
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provided to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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SA 936. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 862, to extend the sunset for collateral requirements for Small
Business Administration disaster loans; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rebuilding Small Businesses
After Disasters Act''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SUNSET FOR COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
SBA DISASTER LOANS.
Section 2102(b) of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 (15
U.S.C. 636 note) is amended, in the matter preceding
paragraph (1), by striking ``4 years'' and inserting ``7
years''.
SEC. 3. GAO REPORT ON DEFAULT RATES.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to the Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small
Business of the House of Representatives a report comparing--
(1) the performance, including the default rate, of loans
made under section 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(b)(1)) during the period--
(A) beginning on January 1, 2000; and
(B) ending on the date on which the Small Business
Administration began making loans in accordance with the
amendment made by section 2102(a) of the RISE After Disaster
Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-88; 129 Stat. 690); and
(2) the performance, including the default rate, of loans
made under 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(b)(1)) in accordance with the amendment made by section
2102(a) of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 (Public Law
114-88; 129 Stat. 690).
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SA 937. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Kennedy) proposed an amendment to the
bill S. 862, to extend the sunset for collateral requirements for Small
Business Administration disaster loans; as follows:
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to extend the
sunset for collateral requirements for Small Business
Administration disaster loans.''.
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