,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bebg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #h1     
#bjah,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,risch1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,small         
,business ,investment ,act of #aieh to  
increase the amount of leverage made    
available to small business investment  
companies4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,small ,business    
,investment ,opportunity ,act of #bjah4 
#b4 ,individual ,,sbic leverage limit   
increase ,section #cjc7;b77#b77;,a77ii7 
of the ,small ,business ,investment ,act
 of #aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4                
#fhc7;b77#b77;,a77ii77 is amended by    
striking #aej1jjj1jjj and inserting     
#age1jjj1jjj4