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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 62 (Thursday, April 13, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. BARR:H.R. 2579.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revisethe definition of a qualifying investment, for purposes ofthe exemption from registration for venture capital fundadvisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, toinclude an equity security issued by a qualifying portfoliocompany and to include an investment in another venturecapital fund, and for other purposes[Page H1726]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2023 &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise venture capital investment regulations. Venture capital funds are exempt from certain regulations applicable to other investment firms, including those related to filings, audits, and restricted communications with investors. Under current law, non-qualifying investments&amp;#8212;which include secondary transactions and investments in other venture capital funds&amp;#8212;may comprise up to 20% of a venture capital fund. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The bill allows investments acquired through secondary transactions or investments in other venture capital funds to be considered as qualifying investments for venture capital funds. However, for a private fund to qualify as a venture capital fund, the fund's investments must predominately (1) be acquired directly, or (2) be investments in other venture capital funds. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;</text>
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