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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>COVID Fraud Transparency Act of 2026</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration's Office of Inspector General to report quarterly to Congress about fraud cases involving certain COVID-19 loans (e.g., Paycheck Protection Program loans).</p><p>The report must include the</p><ul><li>number and total dollar amount of such loans,</li><li>number of new cases of fraud and suspected fraud,</li><li>number of fraud cases resolved, and</li><li>types of such cases of fraud.</li></ul><p>The reporting requirements terminate two years after this bill is enacted.</p>]]></text>
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