118 S294 IS: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act U.S. Senate 2023-02-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 294IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 7, 2023Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Peters, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Rosen, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsA BILLTo amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act.

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Access to capital for rural-area small businesses

Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78d(j)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses,; and(2)in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses,.