[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1199 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 134
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1199
To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic
programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2025
Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
July 30, 2025
Reported by Ms. Ernst, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic
programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Fraud Enforcement
Extension Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Shuttered Venue Operators.--Section 324 of division N
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009a) is
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action
for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A,
1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States
Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with
respect to any grant for shuttered venue operators received under this
section shall be brought not later than 10 years after the date of the
violation or conspiracy.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Restaurant Revitalization.--Section 5003 of the
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c) is amended by adding
at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action
for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A,
1029, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States
Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States Code, with
respect to any restaurant revitalization grant received under this
section shall be brought not later than 10 years after the date of the
violation or conspiracy.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension
Act''.
SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
(a) Shuttered Venue Operators.--Section 324 of division N of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009a) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(g) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a
violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A,
1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code,
or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect
to any grant received or applied for under this section shall be filed
not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or
conspiracy.''.
(b) Restaurant Revitalization.--Section 5003 of the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(d) Statute of Limitations.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action for a
violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A,
1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States Code,
or section 3729 or 3802 of title 31, United States Code, with respect
to any grant received or applied for under this section shall be filed
not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or
conspiracy.''.
(c) Certain Economic Injury Disaster Loans.--Section 7 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the matter appearing between
paragraphs (12)(A) and (13) of subsection (a) and designated as
subsection (b) (relating to deferred participation in loans) as
subparagraph (B) and adjusting the margins 2 ems to the right;
and
(2) in the second subsection (b), relating to disaster
loans--
(A) by inserting after ``(b)'' the following:
``Federal Disaster Loans.--''; and
(B) by striking the second paragraph (16), relating
to the statute of limitations, and inserting the
following:
``(17) Statute of limitations.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any criminal prosecution or civil enforcement
action for a violation of, or conspiracy to violate, section
371, 641, 1001, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of
title 18, United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title
31, United States Code, in which a borrower engaged in fraud
with respect to a loan made under this subsection in response
to COVID-19 during the covered period (as defined in section
1110(a) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(a))) shall be filed
not later than 10 years after the date of the violation or
conspiracy.''.
(d) Paycheck Protection Program.--Section 7(a)(36) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended by striking subparagraph
(W) and inserting the following:
``(W) Statute of limitations.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or
civil enforcement action for a violation of, or
conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A,
1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18,
United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title
31, United States Code, in which a borrower engaged in
fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under
this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years
after the offense was committed.''.
(e) Paycheck Protection Program Second Draw Loans.--Section
7(a)(37) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(37)) is amended by
striking subparagraph (P) and inserting the following:
``(P) Statute of limitations.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or
civil enforcement action for a violation of, or
conspiracy to violate, section 371, 641, 1001, 1028A,
1029, 1341, 1343, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18,
United States Code, or section 3729 or 3802 of title
31, United States Code, in which a borrower engaged in
fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under
this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years
after the offense was committed.''.
Calendar No. 134
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1199
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic
programs, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 30, 2025
Reported with an amendment