Sec. 108. Improving capital allocation for newcomers
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Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1) ) is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 250 persons and inserting 500 persons ; and in subparagraph (C)(i)— by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000 ; and by striking beginning from a measurement made by the Commission on a date selected by the Commission and inserting beginning from a measurement made on the date of the enactment of the INVEST Act of 2025 . Beginning 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, in consultation with the Investor Advocate, shall conduct a study on the effect of the amendments made by subsection
(a)on the businesses and startup entities in which qualifying venture capital funds invest, specifically including, with respect to such businesses and startup entities, changes or trends relating to— the geographic distribution of capital to portfolio companies; the socio-economic characteristics of founders or controlling persons; the veteran status of founders or controlling persons; the industry sector, size, stage of development, and related details; and other factors or metrics determined by the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. For purposes of conducting the study required by paragraph (1), the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Investor Advocate shall have the authority to— obtain from the Securities and Exchange Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission ) and utilize any data or information necessary to carry out the study; request and receive assistance from any division or office of the Commission, including the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis; and enter into agreements with third parties to assist in data analysis. The Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation shall issue a report to the Congress containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required in paragraph (1), and make such report available to the public on the website of the Commission. During the 180-day period beginning on the date the report is issued under paragraph (3), the Commission shall solicit feedback from the public on the findings and determinations contained in the report. The Commission, in consultation with the Investor Advocate and the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, may, after considering all comments received under paragraph
(3)and only if the Commission determines in such report that the amendments made by subsection
(a)have had a demonstrable effect on increasing the geographic distribution of capital to portfolio companies, increasing the variety of the socio-economic characteristics of founders or controlling persons, or increasing the number of founders or controlling persons who are veterans, issue rules to— increase or decrease the 500 person threshold described in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)of section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, but such threshold may not exceed 750 persons or be reduced below 250 persons; and increase or decrease the $50,000,000 dollar figure in section 3(c)(1)(C)(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, but such dollar figure may not exceed $100,000,000 or be reduced below $10,000,000. The rulemaking authority in subparagraph
(A)only applies to a rule with respect to which the proposed rule was issued during the 180-day period beginning at the end of the public comment period described in paragraph (4). A rule issued under this subsection shall have no effect on the requirement under clause
(i)of section 3(c)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1)(C) ) to index the first dollar amount in such clause for inflation.
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- 15 USC 80a–3(c)(1)
- 15 USC 80a–3(c)(1)(C)
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Improving capital allocation for newcomers
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