,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,huizenga 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,henry1
 ,mr4 ,stivers1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4 ,hill  
of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4       
,steil1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 and ,mr4       
,luetkemeyer7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to temporarily permit certain  
in-person meeting requirements under the
 securities laws to be met by using     
videoconferencing1 to allow for the     
electronic delivery of certain          
documents1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,sec ,relief to ,slow the ,spread  
of ,coronavirus ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,use
 of electronic communications  7a7 ,in  
general ,for purposes of the securities 
laws 7as defined under section #c of the
 ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;c773 7#a7 ,any       
requirement of an in-person meeting may 

be met by using videoconferencing or    
other means by which the applicable     
individuals can participate and         
communicate with each other during the  
meeting4  7#b7 ,any requirement related 
to document delivery may be met by the  
electronic delivery of such document4   
7b7 ,exception ,if the ,securities and  
,exchange ,commission determines that   
keeping a particular in-person meeting  
required under the securities laws as an
 in-person meeting is necessary in the  
public interest and for the protection  
of investors1 the ,commission may issue 
a rule 7on an emergency basis and not   
subject to notice or hearing7 to exempt 
such in-person meeting from the         
requirement under subsection 7a77#a74   
7c7 ,sunset ,this section shall have no 
force or effect after the end of the    
#a-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this ,act4