119-hr1156

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 Calendar No. 29
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1156

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 12, 2025

 Received; read the first time

 March 13, 2025

 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud 
 under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Unemployment Fraud 
Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FRAUD BY 
 INDIVIDUALS UNDER CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.--

Section 2102 of the CARES 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9021) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating subsection

    (h) as subsection
            (i) ; and

    (2) by inserting after subsection

    (g) the following new 
 subsection:
 ``

    (h) Statute of Limitations.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law and subject to paragraph

    (2) , 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 
 unemployment compensation claim funded in whole or in part by 
 pandemic unemployment assistance under this section shall be 
 brought not later than 10 years after the date of the violation 
 or conspiracy.
 ``

    (2) Exception.--Paragraph

    (1) shall not apply with 
 respect to a criminal prosecution or civil enforcement action 
 if the statute of limitations applicable to such criminal 
 prosecution or civil enforcement action expired prior to the 
 date of enactment of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud 
 Enforcement Act.''.

    (b) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation and Mixed Earner 
Unemployment Compensation.--

Section 2104

    (f) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 
9023

    (f) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
 ``

    (5) Statute of limitations.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
 provision of law and subject to subparagraph
        (B) , 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 unemployment compensation claim funded in whole or 
 in part by Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation 
 or Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation under this 
 section shall be brought not later than 10 years after 
 the date of the violation or conspiracy.
 ``
        (B) Exception.--Subparagraph
        (A) shall not apply 
 with respect to a criminal prosecution or civil 
 enforcement action if the statute of limitations 
 applicable to such criminal prosecution or civil 
 enforcement action expired prior to the date of 
 enactment of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud 
 Enforcement Act.''.
            (c) Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation.--

Section 2107

    (e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9025

    (e) ) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
 ``

    (5) Statute of limitations.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
 provision of law and subject to subparagraph
        (B) , 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 unemployment compensation claim funded in whole or 
 in part by Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation 
 under this section shall be brought not later than 10 
 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.
 ``
        (B) Exception.--Subparagraph
        (A) shall not apply 
 with respect to a criminal prosecution or civil 
 enforcement action if the statute of limitations 
 applicable to such criminal prosecution or civil 
 enforcement action expired prior to the date of 
 enactment of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud 
 Enforcement Act.''.

SEC. 3. BUDGET OFFSET.

 Out of the unobligated balances of amounts made available by 

section 2118

    (a) of title II of division A of Public Law 116-136, as 
added by 

section 9032 of Public Law 117-2, $5,000,000 are hereby 
rescinded.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act.

 Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 2025.

 Attest:

 KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

 Clerk.
 Calendar No. 29

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 1156

_______________________________________________________________________

 AN ACT

 To amend the CARES Act to extend the statute of limitations for fraud 
 under certain unemployment programs, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 March 13, 2025

 Read the second time and placed on the calendar