I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of division C the following new section: TITLE IV--COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER LOANS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT SEC. __. COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER LOANS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT. (a) Amendment to the Rise After Disaster Act of 2015.-- Section 2102 of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-88) is amended-- (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and (2) by striking ``(a) In General.--''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect and apply as though enacted as part of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-88). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 1254, the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Velazquez) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.
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