,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,rounds introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to permit the ,securities and  
,exchange ,commission to increase       
regulatory exemption thresholds1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,increasing   
,opportunities for ,retail ,investors   
,act4  #b4 ,regulatory dollar thresholds
 and limitations ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law or regulation1   
the ,securities and ,exchange           
,commission1 in order to reduce any     
regulatory obligation 7or any           
restriction7 on any entity1 may1 as the 
,commission determines appropriate1     
increase any dollar threshold or        
limitation by rule of the ,commission1  
including any dollar threshold or       
limitation under-- 7#a7 section         

#bcj4bea7;a77#a7 of title #ag1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation2  7#b7 section               
#bcj4bea7;a77#b7 of title #ag1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation2  7#c7 section #bcj4ejd of   
title #ag1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation2  7#d7 section               
#bbg4ajj7;a77#a7 of title #ag1 ,code of 
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation2  7#e7 section #bbi4aj7;f7 of
 title #ag1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation2  7#f7 section #bcj4dje of   
title #ag1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation2 or  7#g7 section            
#bdj4ab;b-#b of title #ag1 ,code of     
,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation4  #c4 ,jobs act-related      
exemption ,section #c7;b7 of the        
,securities ,act of #aicc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #gg;c7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking        

#ej1jjj1jjj and inserting #ge1jjj1jjj1  
adjusted for inflation by the           
,commission every #b years to the       
nearest #aj1jjj to reflect the change in
 the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all   
,urban ,consumers published by the      
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics2 and  7#b7
 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7 in the first  
sentence1 by striking such amount as and
 inserting the following3 such amount1  
as adjusted for inflation under         
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 as2 and  7,b7 in   
the second sentence1 by striking such   
amount and inserting the following3 such
 amount1 as adjusted for inflation under
 paragraph 7#b77;,a74  #d4 ,crowdfunding
 exemption  7#a7 ,increase in limit of  
amount sold in reliance on the          
crowdfunding exemption ,section         
#d7;a77#f77;,a7 of the ,securities ,act 
of #aicc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4                 
#gg;d7a77#f77;,a77 is amended by        
striking #a1jjj1jjj and inserting       
#e1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,clarification of     
transaction caps ,section               

#d7;a77#f77;,b7 of the ,securities ,act 
of #aicc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4                 
#gg;d7a77#f77;,b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in 
clause 7i71 by inserting the greater of 
after #e percent of2 and  7,b7 in clause
 7ii71 by inserting the greater of after
 #aj percent of4