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        <title>S. 967, Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act</title>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act or the CLEAR SBA Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Act to define "covered loan" as a loan made or debenture issued under the Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 by a private individual or entity.</p> <p>The bill requires the Small Business Administration to make publicly available on its website a Lender Activity Index (i.e., a user-friendly database of specified information relating to lenders making these loans).</p> <p>The SBA shall: (1) include in the database information relating to covered loans made during FY2009-FY2015, and (2) incorporate information related to such loans on an ongoing basis.</p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act or the CLEAR SBA Act</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make publicly available a user-friendly database of information relating to lenders making loans under such Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.</p> <p>Requires the SBA to: (1) include in the database information on such loans made during FY2009-FY2015, and (2) incorporate information relating to such loans on an ongoing basis.</p> <p>Prohibits the SBA from requiring lenders to submit additional information or to otherwise increase burdens on lenders in order to comply with this Act.</p> <p>Expresses the sense of Congress that no additional funds should be made available to carry out this Act.]]></text>
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