II 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2873 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 3, 2009 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To provide enhanced enforcement authority to the Securities 
and Exchange Commission. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhanced S.E.C. En-
forcement Authority Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE SERVICE OF PROCESS. 
(a) SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.—Section 22(a) of the 
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77v(a)) is amended by 
inserting after the second sentence the following: ‘‘In any 
civil action instituted by the Commission under this title 
in a United States district court for any judicial district, 
subpoenas issued to compel the attendance of witnesses 
or the production of documents or tangible things (or 
both) at any hearing or trial may be served at any place 
within the United States. Rule 45(c)(3)(A)(ii) of the Fed-
eral Rules of Civil Procedure does not apply to a subpoena 
so issued.’’. 
(b) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 
27 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78aa) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
following: ‘‘In any civil action instituted by the Commis-
sion under this title in a United States district court for 
any judicial district, subpoenas issued to compel the at-
tendance of witnesses or the production of documents or 
tangible things (or both) at any hearing or trial may be 
served at any place within the United States. Rule 
45(c)(3)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
does not apply to a subpoena so issued.’’. 
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(c) INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.—Section 
44 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80a–43) is amended by inserting after the fourth sentence 
the following: ‘‘In any civil action instituted by the Com-
mission under this title in a United States district court 
for any judicial district, subpoenas issued to compel the 
attendance of witnesses or the production of documents 
or tangible things (or both) at any hearing or trial may 
be served at any place within the United States. Rule 
45(c)(3)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
does not apply to a subpoena so issued.’’. 
(d) INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.—Section 
214 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 
80b–14) is amended by inserting after the third sentence 
the following: ‘‘In any civil action instituted by the Com-
mission under this title in a United States district court 
for any judicial district, subpoenas issued to compel the 
attendance of witnesses or the production of documents 
or tangible things (or both) at any hearing or trial may 
be served at any place within the United States. Rule 
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45(c)(3)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
does not apply to a subpoena so issued.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 
2009. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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