US HB5559

Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to exclude equity investments in socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses from their leverage limit calculations, up to 50 percent of the company's private capital

Caps maximum outstanding leverage for qualifying SBICs at the lesser of 300 percent of private capital or $175,000,000 per company

Limits combined leverage to $250,000,000 for two or more qualifying SBICs under common control

Qualifying SBICs must be newly licensed after enactment and certify in writing that at least 50 percent of their investment dollars will go to socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns as defined in the Small Business Act