504 Program Level Flexibility Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10352 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10352 To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration the authority to increase amount of commitments to qualified State or local development companies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 14, 2026 Ms. Simon (for herself and Mr. Alford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration the authority to increase amount of commitments to qualified State or local development companies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``504 Program Level Flexibility Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE AMOUNT OF COMMITMENTS TO QUALIFIED STATE OR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES. Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(j) Authority To Increase Amount of Commitments to Qualified State or Local Development Companies.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and with respect to fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, if the Administrator determines that the amount of commitments by the Administrator to guarantee loans authorized under this section for a fiscal year could exceed the limit on the total amount of commitments the Administrator may make for those loans under this Act, an appropriations Act, or any other provision of law, the Administrator may make commitments for t