[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2527 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2527

  To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
    amount of leverage made available to small business investment 
                               companies.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2018

  Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Kennedy) 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 amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the 
    amount of leverage made available to small business investment 
                               companies.

    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 Business Investment 
Opportunity Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. INDIVIDUAL SBIC LEVERAGE LIMIT INCREASE.

    Section 303(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``$150,000,000'' and inserting ``$175,000,000''.
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