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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Credit Retains Employees And Triggers Economic Growth and Jobs Act of 2009 or the CREATE Growth and Jobs Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make a loan of up to $1.5 million for operation, acquisition, or expansion of an eligible small business concern that is fiscally sound and creditworthy but is not able to obtain credit elsewhere.</p> <p>Sets forth maximum loan terms and conditions. Limits the total of such loans in any fiscal year to $10 billion.</p> <p>Makes certain funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) available to implement this Act.</p> <p></p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p>]]></text>
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