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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Small Business Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Assistance Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make grants to qualified small public companies and small business concerns for the costs of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.</p> <p>Directs the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA to establish a task force (including officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] and appropriate bank regulatory agencies) to report to Congress biennially regarding how to assist small public companies in complying with that Act.</p>]]></text>
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