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H. Rept. 114-408 1 (2016-02-01)

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                     114TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        2d Session      HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            114-408







                            SEC  SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE ACT OF 2015



                      FEBRUARY 1, 2016.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                        of the Union and ordered to be printed



                         Mr. HENSARLING,   from  the Committee  on  Financial Services,
                                           submitted   the following


                                               REPORT

                                             [To accompany H.R. 3784]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Financial  Services, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 3784) to amend   the Securities  Exchange  Act  of 1934  to
                     establish an Office of the Advocate  for Small Business  Capital For-
                     mation  and  a  Small  Business  Capital  Formation   Advisory  Com-
                     mittee, and  for other purposes, having  considered the  same, report
                     favorably thereon  with an amendment and recommend that the bill
                     as amended   do pass.
                       The  amendment is   as follows:
                       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
                     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                       This Act may be cited as the SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015.
                     SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FOR-
                             MATION AND SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
                       (a) OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION.-Section
                     4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78d) is amended by adding at
                     the end the following:
                       () OFFICE OF THE ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION.-
                          (1) OFFICE ESTABLISHED.-There is established within the Commission the
                        Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (hereafter in this
                        subsection referred to as the 'Office').
                          (2) ADVOCATE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CAPITAL FORMATION.-
                              (A) IN GENERAL.-The head of the Office shall be the Advocate for Small
                            Business Capital Formation, who shall-
                                 (i) report directly to the Commission; and
                                 (ii) be appointed by the Commission, from among individuals having
                               experience in advocating for the interests of small businesses and en-
                               couraging small business capital formation.
                               (B) COMPENSATION.-The annual rate of pay for the Advocate for Small
                            Business Capital Formation shall be equal to the highest rate of annual pay
                            for other senior executives who report directly to the Commission.
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