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113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3029
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 2, 2013
Mr. Hurt (for himself
and Mr. Delaney) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
Services
A BILL
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to
revise certain rules relating to the status of qualified prepaid tuition
programs under the securities laws.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
College Savings Enhancement Act of
2013.
2.
Status of
qualified prepaid tuition programs
(a)
Revision of
rules
Not later than 270 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission
shall revise its regulations contained in—
(1) section 230.144A(a)(1) of title 17, Code of
Federal Regulations, to include qualified prepaid tuition programs under the
definition of a qualified institutional buyer; and
(2) section 230.501 of such title, to include
qualified prepaid tuition programs that have total assets in excess of
$5,000,000 as accredited investors.
(b)
Qualified
prepaid tuition program defined
For purposes of the revisions required by
subsection (a), the term qualified prepaid tuition program means a
qualified tuition program (as defined in section 529(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 529(b)(1)(A)(i))) established and
maintained by a State or agency or instrumentality of a State, and that
satisfies the other requirements of such section 529.