[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2136 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2136

To increase the maximum amount of leverage permitted under title III of 
   the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2012

Ms. Landrieu (for herself and Ms. Snowe) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business 
                          and Entrepreneurship

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                                 A BILL


 
To increase the maximum amount of leverage permitted under title III of 
   the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 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. MAXIMUM LEVERAGE UNDER TITLE III OF THE SMALL BUSINESS 
              INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958.

    (a) Authorization.--For fiscal year 2013, the Administrator may 
make $4,000,000,000 in guarantees of debentures for programs under 
title III of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 681 
et seq.).
    (b) Family of Funds.--Section 303(b)(2)(B) of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
``$225,000,000'' and inserting ``$350,000,000''.
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