II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2527 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 8, 2018 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Risch , and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2018 . 2. Individual SBIC leverage limit increase Section 303(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)(A)(ii) ) is amended by striking $150,000,000 and inserting $175,000,000 .