,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eccc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,meus] 7= himself & ,ms4      
,s*olt57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small        
,bus9ess  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aieh to      
exclude f ! limit on lev]age c]ta9      
am\nts inve/$ 9 small] ent]prises locat$
 9 rural or l[-income areas & small     
bus9esses 9 critical te*nology areas1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,inve/+ 9 ,all (   
,am]ica ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,,sbic       
maximum lev]age exclusion  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #cjc7;b77#b7 ( ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aieh 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #fhc7;b77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7,a7 9 ! head+--   
7i7 by ins]t+ or rural aft] l[-income2 &
  7ii7 by ins]t+ or critical te*nology  
areas aft] geographic areas2  7,b7 9    
clause 7i7-- 7i7 by ins]t+ or companies 
aft] ( a company2  7ii7 by /rik+        

subp>agraph 7,a7 & ins]t+ subp>agraphs  
7,a7 & 7,b72  7iii7 by /rik+ equity2    
7iv7 by /rik+ ! company 9 a small]      
ent]prise & all t foll[s & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3 ! company or companies 9-- 7,i7 
a small] ent]prise locat$ 9 a l[-income 
geographic area 7z def9$ 9 section #fhi 
( ?is title7 or 9 a rural area2 or  2 & 
7v7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new       
subclause3  7,,ii7 a small bus9ess      
conc]n 9 an area ( critical te*nology 7z
 def9$ 9 section #dhja ( title #aj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 vital to ma9ta9+ ! 
national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  2 
7,c7 by am5d+ clause 7ii7 to read z     
foll[s3  7ii7 ,limitation ,! aggregate  
am\nt exclud$ = a company or companies  
"u clause 7i7 f ! calculation ( ! out/&+
 lev]age ( su* company or companies = ! 
purposes ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 may 
n exce$ #ej p]c5t ( ! private capital ( 
su* company or companies4  2 &  7,d7 by 
/rik+ clause 7iii72 &  7#b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+ new subp>agraphs3  7,e7   
,annual adju/m5t ,! ,adm9i/rator %all   

adju/ ! doll> am\nts describ$ 9         
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7-- 7i7 on ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph1 by a   
p]c5tage equal to ! p]c5tage 7if any7 by
 :i* ! ,consum] ,price ,index 7all      
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age71 z    
publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1
 increas$ dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date 
( ! mo/ rec5t adju/m5t to ea* su* doll> 
am\nt & ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is       
subp>agraph2 &  7ii7 on ! date t is "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
subp>agraph1 & annually !reaft]1 by a   
p]c5tage equal to ! p]c5tage 7if any7 by
 :i* ! ,consum] ,price ,index 7all      
items2 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age71 z    
publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1
 increas$ dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod prec$+ !  
date ( ! adju/m5t "u ?is clause4  4  7b7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an ,june #cj ( ! fir/ 
ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration %all submit to !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         

,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report on ! results 
( ! exclusion "u subp>agraph 7,c7 (     
section #cjc7;b77#b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess
 ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aieh 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#fhc7;b77#b771 z am5d$ by subsection    
7a71 includ+ ! economic activity g5]at$ 
& jobs directly & indirectly creat$ by !
 exclusion4