goals may be achieved by means other than public filing and disclosure, and urged the Commission to consider whether these goals would be better served by confidential submissions to the Commission of relevant information. The Committee also raised the concern that the disclosure and disqualification provisions of the proposed rules will dissuade many issuers from utilizing the Rule 506(c) exemption and undermine the intent of the JOBS Act provisions. The committee then set forth specific issues and recommendations for consideration by the SEC.

Animal Welfare Act
The Committee on Animal Law submitted comments to the US Department of Agriculture regarding a proposed amendment to regulations implementing the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), which would affect the handling of big cats, bears and nonhuman primates by members of the public in thethe executive branch. This executive domination of the judiciary seriously threatens the human and civil rights of all Venezuelans. The proceedings against Mr. Brewer-Carías, a prominent Venezuelan jurist, constitutional law scholar and former elected official in the Venezuelan government, have been conducted almost exclusively by temporary judges and prosecutors who lack independence and impartiality, depriving Mr. Brewer-Carías of due process.
Debt CollectionComments prepared by the Committees on Consumer Affairs and Civil Court expressed support for the proposal by the NYS Department of Financial Services to enhance regulation and oversight of debt collection and clarify the duties and obligations of debt collectors, noting debt collection consistently ranks as a top sector for consumer complaints by New Yorkers with federal, state and local consumer protection agencies. The committees proposed a number