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[H.R. 5421 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 530
114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5421

                          [Report No. 114-684]

 To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to apply the exemption from State 
 regulation of securities offerings to securities listed on a national 
security exchange that has listing standards that have been approved by 
                            the Commission.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2016

  Mr. Royce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

                             July 12, 2016

                    Additional sponsor: Mr. Hultgren

                             July 12, 2016

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to apply the exemption from State 
 regulation of securities offerings to securities listed on a national 
security exchange that has listing standards that have been approved by 
                            the Commission.


 


    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 ``National Securities Exchange 
Regulatory Parity Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF EXEMPTION.

    Section 18(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A);
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``that the Commission 
        determines by rule (on its own initiative or on the basis of a 
        petition) are substantially similar to the listing standards 
        applicable to securities described in subparagraph (A)'' and 
        inserting ``that has been approved by the Commission'';
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or (B)''; and
            (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 530

114th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 5421

                          [Report No. 114-684]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to apply the exemption from State 
 regulation of securities offerings to securities listed on a national 
security exchange that has listing standards that have been approved by 
                            the Commission.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 12, 2016

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed