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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Small Business Relief from Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of a &quot;disaster&quot; for which the Small Business Administration may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the federal government issues a travel alert or travel warning.</p>  <p>]]></text>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Small Business Relief from Disease Induced Economic Hardship Act of 2017</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of a &quot;disaster&quot; for which the Small Business Administration may provide disaster loans to small business concerns to include communicable diseases for which the federal government issues a travel alert or travel warning.</p>]]></text>
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