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[S. 1199 Reported in Senate

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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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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]

_______________________________________________________________________

 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,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``SBA Fraud Enforcement 
Extension Act''.</DELETED>

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SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.</DELETED>

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    (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>
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    (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