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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Empowering Jobs Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and empowerment zones, to: (1)&nbsp;include as employees of a qualified business entity employees who are residents of&nbsp;an empowerment zone, an enterprise community, or a qualified low-income community; and (2)&nbsp;extend the period of designation for empowerment zones through December 31, 2016 (thus extending the eligibility of such zones for certain tax benefits). </p>]]></text>
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