Title 15Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§687d Conflicts of interest

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 14B— - SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - INVESTMENT DIVISION PROGRAMS › Part Part A— - Small Business Investment Companies › § 687d

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Administration must make rules to prevent conflicts of interest that could hurt small businesses, small business investment companies, their owners, or the goals of this law. The rules must cover deals involving officers, directors, shareholders, partners, or members of a small business investment company, and anyone or any business in which those people have any direct or indirect interest. The rules must also require appropriate public disclosure.

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Title 15, §687d

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For the purpose of controlling conflicts of interest which may be detrimental to small business concerns, to small business investment companies, to the shareholders, partners, or members of either, or to the purposes of this chapter, the Administration shall adopt regulations to govern transactions with any officer, director, shareholder, partner, or member of any small business investment company, or with any person or concern, in which any interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, is held by any officer, director, shareholder, partner, or member of (1) any small business investment company, or (2) any person or concern with an interest, direct or indirect, financial or otherwise, in any small business investment company. Such regulations shall include appropriate requirements for public disclosure necessary to the purposes of this section.

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For definition of “this chapter”, referred to in text, see

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note set out under section 661 of this title.

Amendments

2001—Pub. L. 107–100 struck out “(including disclosure in the locality most directly affected by the transaction)” after “public disclosure”. 1996—Pub. L. 104–208, § 208(h)(1)(D), substituted “shareholders, partners, or members” for “shareholders or partners” and substituted “shareholder, partner, or member” for “shareholder, or partner” in two places. 1976—Pub. L. 94–305, § 106(f)(2), which directed the substitution of “shareholder, or partner” for “or shareholders” wherever appearing, was executed by making the substitution for “or shareholder” in two places to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 94–305, § 106(f)(1), inserted “or partners” after “to the shareholders”.

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15 U.S.C. § 687d

Title 15Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73