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H. Rept. 114-609 1 (2016-06-08)

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                     114TH  CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                         2d Session     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES               114-609







                                       MAIN STREET GROWTH ACT



                       JUNE 8, 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

                                                 together  with

                                              MINORITY VIEWS

                                              [To accompany H.R. 4638]

                                [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on  Financial  Services, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 4638)  to amend   the Securities Exchange   Act  of 1934  to
                     allow  for the creation of venture  exchanges  to promote  liquidity of
                     venture  securities, and  for other purposes,  having  considered  the
                     same,   report  favorably  thereon   with  an  amendment and rec-
                     ommend 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 Main Street Growth Act.
                     SEC. 2. VENTURE EXCHANGES.
                       (a) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.-Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act
                     of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                       (M) VENTURE EXCHANGE.-
                           (1) REGISTRATION.-
                              (A) IN GENERAL.-A national securities exchange may elect to be treated
                            (or for a listing tier of such exchange to be treated) as a venture exchange
                            by notifying the Commission of such election, either at the time the ex-
                            change applies to be registered as a national securities exchange or after
                            registering as a national securities exchange.
                              (B) DETERMINATION TIME PERIOD.-With respect to a securities exchange
                            electing to be treated (or for a listing tier of such exchange to be treated)
                            as a venture exchange-
                                  (i) at the time the exchange applies to be registered as a national
                                securities exchange, such application and election shall be deemed to
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