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115th Congress(2017-2018)
Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
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S. 462 (Reported-in-Senate)

Calendar No. 13

115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 462


To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to refund or credit certain excess payments made to the Commission.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 28, 2017

Mr. Heller (for himself, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

March 13, 2017

Reported by Mr. Crapo, without amendment

A BILL

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to refund or credit certain excess payments made to the Commission.

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 “Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act”.

SEC. 2. Refunding or crediting overpayment of section 31 fees.

(a) Definitions.—In this section—

(1) the term “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission;

(2) the term “national securities association” means an association that is registered under section 15A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o–3); and

(3) the term “national securities exchange” means an exchange that is registered as a national securities exchange under section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f).

(b) Credit for overpayment of fees.—Notwithstanding section 31(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee(j)), and subject to subsection (c) of this section, if a national securities exchange or a national securities association has paid fees and assessments to the Commission in an amount that is more than the amount that the exchange or association was required to pay under section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) and, not later than 10 years after the date of such payment, the exchange or association informs the Commission about the payment of such excess amount, the Commission shall offset future fees and assessments due by that exchange or association in an amount that is equal to the difference between the amount that the exchange or association paid and the amount that the exchange or association was required to pay under such section 31.

(c) Applicability.—Subsection (b) shall apply only to fees and assessments that a national securities exchange or a national securities association was required to pay to the Commission before the date of enactment of this Act.

Calendar No. 13

115th CONGRESS
     1st Session
S. 462
A BILL
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to refund or credit certain excess payments made to the Commission.
March 13, 2017
Reported without amendment