SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Crowdfunding Amend-
ments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CROWDFUNDING VEHICLES. 
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 
1933.—The Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2(a) (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) The term ‘crowdfunding vehicle’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3(c)(15)(B) of the 
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
3(c)(15)(B)).’’; 
(2) in section 4(a)(6) (15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, other than a 
crowdfunding vehicle,’’ after ‘‘sold to all 
investors’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘other than a 
crowdfunding vehicle,’’ after ‘‘the issuer,’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, other than 
a crowdfunding vehicle,’’ after ‘‘any investor’’; 
and 
(3) in section 4A(f) (15 U.S.C. 77d–1(f))—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Section 4(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
tion 4(a)(6)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘by any 
of paragraphs (1) through (14) of’’ before ‘‘sec-
tion 3(c)’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT COMPANY 
ACT OF 1940.—Section 3(c) of the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(15)(A) Any crowdfunding vehicle. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
‘crowdfunding vehicle’ means a company— 
‘‘(i) the purpose of which (as set forth in 
the organizational documents of the company) 
is limited to acquiring, holding, and disposing 
of securities issued by a single company in one 
or more transactions made under section 
4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77d(a)(6)); 
‘‘(ii) that issues only one class of securi-
ties; 
‘‘(iii) that receives no compensation in con-
nection with the acquisition, holding, or disposi-
tion of securities described in clause (i);
‘‘(iv) no investment adviser or associated 
person of which receives any compensation on 
the basis of a share of capital gains upon, or 
capital appreciation of, any portion of the funds 
of an investor of the company; 
‘‘(v) the securities of which have been 
issued in a transaction made under section 
4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 
77d(a)(6)), 
where 
both 
the 
crowdfunding vehicle and the company whose 
securities the crowdfunding vehicle holds are co- 
issuers; 
‘‘(vi) that is current with respect to ongo-
ing 
reporting 
requirements 
under 
section 
227.202 of title 17, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation; 
‘‘(vii) that holds securities of a company 
that is subject to ongoing reporting require-
ments under section 227.202 of title 17, Code 
of Federal Regulations, or any successor regula-
tion; 
‘‘(viii) that is advised by an investment ad-
viser that is—
‘‘(I) registered under the Investment 
Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b–1 et 
seq.); and 
‘‘(II) required to— 
‘‘(aa) disclose to the investors of 
the company any fees charged by the 
investment adviser; and 
‘‘(bb) obtain approval from a ma-
jority of the investors of the company 
with respect to any increase in the 
fees described in item (aa); and 
‘‘(ix) that meets such other requirements 
as the Commission may, by rule, determine nec-
essary or appropriate in the public interest and 
for the protection of investors.’’. 
(c) AMENDMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS 
ACT OF 1940.—The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
U.S.C. 80b–1 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 202(a) (15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a))— 
(A) by redesignating the second paragraph 
(29) as paragraph (31); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(32) The term ‘crowdfunding vehicle’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3(c)(15)(B) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
3(c)(15)(B)). 
‘‘(33)(A) The term ‘crowdfunding vehicle ad-
viser’ means an investment adviser that acts as an 
investment 
adviser 
solely 
with 
respect 
to 
crowdfunding vehicles. 
‘‘(B) A determination, for the purposes of sub-
paragraph (A), regarding whether an investment ad-
viser acts as an investment adviser solely with re-
spect to crowdfunding vehicles shall not include any 
consideration of the activity of any affiliate of the 
investment adviser.’’; 
(2) in section 203 (15 U.S.C. 80b–3), by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) CROWDFUNDING VEHICLE ADVISERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A crowdfunding vehicle ad-
viser shall be required to register under this section. 
‘‘(2) TAILORED REQUIREMENTS.—As necessary 
or appropriate in the public interest and for the pro-
tection of investors, and to promote efficiency, com-
petition, and capital formation, the Commission shall 
tailor the requirements under section 275.206(4)–2 
of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, with re-
spect to the application of those requirements to a 
crowdfunding vehicle adviser.’’; and