[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5851 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5851

      To increase small business lending, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2012

Mr. Tierney (for himself, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
Larsen of Washington, Mr. Markey, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, and Mr. Tonko) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
      To increase small business lending, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Small Business Lending 
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FEE REDUCTIONS AND LOAN GUARANTEES.

    (a) Fee Reductions.--Section 501 of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 151) is amended 
by striking ``March 4, 2011'' each place it appears and inserting ``the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Increasing Small 
Business Lending Act of 2012''.
    (b) Loan Guarantees.--Section 502(f) of division A of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 153) 
is amended by striking ``March 4, 2011'' and inserting ``the date that 
is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Increasing Small Business 
Lending Act of 2012''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out sections 501 and 502 of the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 
Stat. 151), as amended by this subsection.
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