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<dc:title>119 S1917 IS: Investing in All of America Act of 2025</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. Senate</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2025-05-22</dc:date>
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<form>
        <distribution-code>II</distribution-code>
        <congress>119th CONGRESS</congress>
        <session>1st Session</session>
        <legis-num>S. 1917</legis-num>
        <current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber>
        <action>
            <action-date date="20250522">May 22, 2025</action-date>
            <action-desc><sponsor name-id="S408">Mr. Hickenlooper</sponsor> (for himself and
                    <cosponsor name-id="S411">Mr. Marshall</cosponsor>) introduced the following
                bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSSB00">Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship</committee-name></action-desc>
        </action>
        <legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
        <official-title>To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to exclude from the limit
            on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or
            low-income areas and small businesses in critical technology areas, and for other
            purposes.</official-title>
    </form>
    <legis-body style="OLC" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HED5EE2CA20F84153BF11A4273744FE1F">
        <section section-type="section-one" id="H5A69BD4E4A4C48B7ACD5E609C02F3219">
            <enum>1.</enum>
            <header>Short title</header>
 <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Investing in All of America Act of 2025</short-title></quote>.</text>
        </section>
        <section section-type="subsequent-section" id="HEA13BE2DAA1441D8838F7CBD472123AD">
            <enum>2.</enum>
            <header>Small business investment company maximum leverage exclusion</header>
            <subsection id="H6E1389956FAA4FB0A8F1387C0690E8D0">
                <enum>(a)</enum>
                <header>Definitions</header>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 103(9) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/662">15 U.S.C. 662(9)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
                <paragraph id="HA1DCC8FD0BD444BE826643D73AD49D10">
                    <enum>(1)</enum>
 <text>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H55D2056C3AA54F2DBCC26D650EC17D4E"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subparagraph (B)(iii)—</text>
                    <subparagraph id="H720B21B2640C40A1989D4226714D0F0F">
                        <enum>(A)</enum>
 <text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>established prior to October 1, 1987</quote>;</text>
                    </subparagraph>
                    <subparagraph id="HF6BBFD76C18A4BD3B55BBAF780EF41BA">
                        <enum>(B)</enum>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II)—</text> <clause id="H90CAF51AB23247EDBE5886567AF2AD94"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>or</quote> and inserting <quote>,</quote>; and</text>
                        </clause>
                        <clause id="H1F619BE0616346878B50A126E0E4000D">
                            <enum>(ii)</enum>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, or a foundation, endowment, or trust of a college or university</quote> after <quote>pension plan</quote>; and</text>
                        </clause>
                    </subparagraph>
                    <subparagraph id="H215F9349EFCA495AA1A3984AD757DBA9">
                        <enum>(C)</enum>
 <text>in subclause (III), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
                    </subparagraph>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph commented="no" id="H8B2B54E780474FD99F9E263100F91959">
                    <enum>(3)</enum>
 <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H161DF414F5464F289C838DEA16B3C079"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H398E33DA0F3541E9842D1D9F603B06D4"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include any funds obtained directly or indirectly from any Federal, State or local government or any government agency or instrumentality, except for funds described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subparagraph (B)(iii), for the purpose of approval by the Administrator of any request for leverage.</text>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
                    </quoted-block>
                </paragraph>
            </subsection>
            <subsection id="H0088FBE1045548B7BBAF25840AB14513">
                <enum>(b)</enum>
                <header>Maximum leverage exclusion</header>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 303(b)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/683">15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
                <paragraph id="H53AAEAC0739946C99B9ABD49C421B269">
                    <enum>(1)</enum>
 <text>in subparagraph (A)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida3af6ee046244584991a75b4bc530a4e"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>300</quote> and inserting <quote>200</quote>; and</text>
                    </subparagraph>
                    <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id03cf66a76bd44bb9ae255eb6454a63f8">
                        <enum>(B)</enum>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
                        <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc014d58826124a9bab0b8bee403b652c">
                            <clause id="idd22df797eea940f98a8efafb3080d371">
                                <enum>(ii)</enum>
                                <subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id470add62698b48eabee8a1ce9cdf059c">
                                    <enum>(I)</enum>
 <text>with respect to such a company that makes quarterly or semiannual interest payments, $175,000,000, as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (E); or</text>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause id="id3d5dbd6558d24879982a58bd1b2fc754" indent="up1">
                                    <enum>(II)</enum>
 <text>$175,000,000 with respect to any other such company.</text>
                                </subclause>
                            </clause>
                            <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block>
                        </quoted-block>
                    </subparagraph>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph id="id17e48b8920204651ae508d82b1f7b3b5">
                    <enum>(2)</enum>
 <text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>may not exceed $350,000,000.</quote> and inserting the following: “may not exceed—</text>
                    <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id317c1c18e8494e258d5d9fcc6029ca1b">
                        <clause id="id5bad5ccbee394cf78ee786d4777fd533">
                            <enum>(i)</enum>
 <text>with respect to such companies that are commonly controlled and that make quarterly or semiannual interest payments, $350,000,000, as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (E); or</text>
                        </clause>
                        <clause id="id30f7a25700b649cd9ac3fee64a820f05">
                            <enum>(ii)</enum>
 <text>$350,000,000 with respect to other such companies that are commonly controlled.</text>
                        </clause>
                        <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block>
                    </quoted-block>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph id="H13969FBD683C4E3AAFA8098F3F3B3F25">
                    <enum>(3)</enum>
 <text>in subparagraph (C)—</text> <subparagraph id="H0F4CB1802CEB4904BDE92A842489F366"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>in the heading—</text>
                        <clause id="HD09094CDA2034CD2BCAAB359639242DF">
                            <enum>(i)</enum>
 <text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">or rural</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">low-income</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
                        </clause>
                        <clause id="HEED1CCBBB8664BF5A6B139417D45A1C4">
                            <enum>(ii)</enum>
 <text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">, critical technology areas, or small manufacturers</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">geographic areas</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
                        </clause>
                    </subparagraph>
                    <subparagraph id="H7A4C88BFA10D4C29A7259477CBBF5333">
                        <enum>(B)</enum>
 <text>in clause (i)—</text> <clause id="H4C5E60FDFBDF439681756550F22878B1"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>(i) In calculating</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
                            <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41FBAA2542D041E7A0FB8CA410983D77">
                                <clause id="H0D34DF9D907545F994F7952C2DABC2A6">
                                    <enum>(i)</enum>
                                    <header>In general</header>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in clause (iii), in calculating</text>
                                </clause>
                                <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block>
                            </quoted-block>
                        </clause>
                        <clause id="H803368D89CBB4A14821A1A7A75D1931F">
                            <enum>(ii)</enum>
 <text>by inserting <quote>or companies</quote> after <quote>of a company</quote>;</text>
                        </clause>
                        <clause id="HED2F2E68C118406EA21AD1B206830852">
                            <enum>(iii)</enum>
 <text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B)</quote>;</text>
                        </clause>
                        <clause id="H0F660F51A4D042EAB9EB83E63697BD47">
                            <enum>(iv)</enum>
 <text>by striking <quote>equity</quote>; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H0D5F7B275D7D454083679216B3F25797"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>the company in a smaller enterprise</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
                            <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5F021F1C236448409ACBA1CF0E8B32D6">
 <text>the company or companies in—</text> <subclause id="H301B872EA39C449B8BBF45405E07C76F"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a small business concern located in a low-income geographic area (as defined in section 351 of this title) or in a rural area (as defined in section 343(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)</external-xref>));</text>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause id="H4A175186A1C54ADFBB74F357A71DE6E1">
                                    <enum>(II)</enum>
 <text>a small business concern operating primarily in a covered technology category (as defined in section 149 of title 10, United States Code); or</text>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause id="HF59574AC723F4567B9CDBA2C03304980">
                                    <enum>(III)</enum>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a small manufacturer (as defined in section 501(e) of this Act).</text>
                                </subclause>
                                <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
                            </quoted-block>
                        </clause>
                    </subparagraph>
                    <subparagraph id="HD80B3244A1814CE7ABDD9EB0674E609F">
                        <enum>(C)</enum>
 <text>by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA259B016CA63497EB75676692514539D"> <clause id="H2B157587B6CB4CAB99E54839E9F47A37"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Limitation</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">While maintaining the limitation of subparagraph (A)(i) and consistent with a leverage determination ratio issued pursuant to section 301(c), the aggregate amount excluded for a company or companies under clause (i) from the calculation of the outstanding leverage such company or companies for the purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) may not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the private capital of such company or companies or $125,000,000</text>
                            </clause>
                            <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
                        </quoted-block>
                    </subparagraph>
                    <subparagraph id="H58741799BE9E4CED81F6D3D933264E47">
                        <enum>(D)</enum>
 <text>by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7732DA15CEA443CA8D72C0ABE52CA551"> <clause id="H3C0EDC3B2861435D950839FF91357D5A"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <header>Prospective applicability</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An investment by a licensee is eligible for exclusion from the calculation of outstanding leverage under clause (i) only if such investment is made by such licensee after the date of enactment of this clause.</text>
                            </clause>
                            <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block>
                        </quoted-block>
                    </subparagraph>
                </paragraph>
                <paragraph id="HBF381E5B82104820AD6E6C6519AA4D53">
                    <enum>(4)</enum>
 <text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57272D53FA8048B2AFA3CA2144BFB9DB"> <subparagraph id="HE1C96AFC3BE844B48C1BC4CFF866F904"> <enum>(E)</enum> <header>Annual adjustment</header> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (F), the Administrator shall adjust the dollar amounts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)—</text>
                            <clause id="HDCF32E47489A4370BF803EC1B8386DE1">
                                <enum>(i)</enum>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, by a percentage equal to the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, increased during the period—</text>
                                <subclause id="HD8C92207EA974994A67946F32DA5FD53">
                                    <enum>(I)</enum>
 <text>beginning on December 18, 2015, and ending on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Investing in All of America Act of 2025</short-title>, with respect to a dollar amount under subparagraph (B); and</text>
                                </subclause>
                                <subclause id="H1B739E45CD5A4A268290DF604A5B110F">
                                    <enum>(II)</enum>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning on June 21, 2018, and ending on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Investing in All of America Act of 2025</short-title>, with respect to a dollar amount under subparagraph (A); and</text>
                                </subclause>
                            </clause>
                            <clause id="H13BF83EE03C54A558CBC2AB4B311B5A9">
                                <enum>(ii)</enum>
 <text>on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Investing in All of America Act of 2025</short-title>, and annually thereafter, by a percentage equal to the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, increased during the 1-year period preceding the date of the adjustment under this clause.</text>
                            </clause>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <subparagraph commented="no" id="HAC1E929896CE43FEA81BA09EDCF79B6F">
                            <enum>(F)</enum>
                            <header>Exclusion</header>
 <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (E) shall not apply with respect to a small business investment company authorized to issue accrual debentures (as defined in section 107.50 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations).</text>
                        </subparagraph>
                        <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block>
                    </quoted-block>
                </paragraph>
            </subsection>
        </section>
    </legis-body>
</bill>

