I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1312 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2017 Mr. Poliquin (for himself and Mr. Vargas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 to require an annual review by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the annual government-business forum on capital formation that is held pursuant to such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act . 2. Annual review of government-business forum on capital formation Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 80c–1 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) The Commission shall— (1) review the findings and recommendations of the forum; and (2) each time the forum submits a finding or recommendation to the Commission, promptly issue a public statement— (A) assessing the finding or recommendation of the forum; and (B) disclosing the action, if any, the Commission intends to take with respect to the finding or recommendation. .