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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Expresses the sense of the Senate that, in order to enhance and promote transparency and accountability of the Small Business Lending Fund Program and improve communication with its participants, the Secretary of the Treasury should: (1) apply lessons learned from the Program's application review phase to help improve the Secretary's communication strategy, and (2) finalize procedures for monitoring Program participants, as well as plans for assessing the Program's performance.</p>]]></text>
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