; maximum number Section 7(a)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(1) ), as amended by section 205(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Additional provisions relating to small business lending companies (i) Maximum number (I) In general Not more than 17 small business lending companies may be authorized to make loans under this subsection at any time. (II) Existing small business lending companies (aa) In general Except as provided in subclause (III), each of the 14 small business lending companies authorized to make loans under this subsection as of June 1, 2023 shall retain such authorization on and after the date of enactment of this subparagraph. (bb) Loss of authorization With respect to a lender that, as of the date of enactment of this subparagraph, is authorized as a Community Advantage small business lending company, that lender shall, beginning on that date of enactment— (AA) no longer have that authorization