[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1723 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1723


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 15, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-1 so 
 as to permit smaller reporting companies to use forward incorporation 
                      by reference for such form.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Company Simple Registration 
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FORWARD INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE FOR FORM S-1.

    Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise Form S-1 so as to 
permit a smaller reporting company (as defined in section 230.405 of 
title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) to incorporate by reference in a 
registration statement filed on such form any documents that such 
company files with the Commission after the effective date of such 
registration statement.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.