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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill requires the Minority Business Development Agency to award a grant to fully implement the Initiative to Build Growth Equity Funds for Minority Businesses, which provides equity capital to invest in minority- and women-owned businesses.</p> <p>Interest earned on grant funds deposited into an interest-bearing account may be obligated and expended to carry out the grant's purposes.</p> <p>The Government Accountability Office shall carry out a biennial audit of the initiative and issue a report to Congress and the Minority Business Development Agency. </p>]]></text>
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