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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href='http://www.gpo.gov'>www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. TSONGAS:H.R. 1661.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 1 (``The Congress shall havePower To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises .. .''), and the 16th Amendment.[Page H2916]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Small Business Tax Relief and Retirement Restoration Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit until December 31, 2011, penalty-free distributions from an individual retirement account (IRA) or a qualified employer plan for the purpose of making loans to a small business to purchase depreciable property to be used by such business or for employee salaries or wages (other than for bonuses). Requires such loans to be repaid to the IRA within five years. </p>]]></text>
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    <title>Small Business Tax Relief and Retirement Restoration Act of 2011</title>
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