Accredited Investor Definition Review Act
S. 5121118th Congress

Accredited Investor Definition Review Act

Introduced in the SenateSen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN)14 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in Senate · Sep 19, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Accredited Investor Definition Review Act.

Section 2. Certifications, designations, and credentials under the definition of accredited investor

Section 2(a)(15) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(15)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;

(2) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking adviser; or and inserting adviser;;

(3) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

(C) an individual holding such certifications, designations, or credentials—

(i) as the Commission determines necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors; and

(ii) that are not less broad than those certifications, designations, or credentials described in the amendments made to section 230.501 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, by the final rule of the Commission entitled Accredited Investor Definition (85 Fed. Reg. 64234 (October 9, 2020)).

Section 3. Periodic review of certifications, designations, and credentials

Section 413(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 77b note) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(3) Periodic review of certifications, designations, and credentials

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this paragraph and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Commission shall—

(A) review the list of certifications, designations, and credentials accepted with respect to meeting the requirements of the definition of accredited investor under section 2(a)(15) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(15)) and the rules issued under such section 2(a)(15);

(B) add such certifications, designations, and credentials to the list described in subparagraph (A) as the Commission determines are substantially similar in measuring the financial sophistication, knowledge, and experience in financial matters of an individual to the certifications, designations, and credentials included on that list at the time of that review; and

(C) adjust or modify that list as the Commission determines necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.

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