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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION 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
MARCH27, 2025
Ms. E
RNSTintroduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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 Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SBA Fraud Enforce-4
ment Extension Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN PRO-6
GRAMS. 7
(a) S
HUTTEREDVENUEOPERATORS.—Section 324 8
of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 9
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2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009a) is amended by adding at the end 1
the following: 2
‘‘(g) S
TATUTE OFLIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding 3
any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or 4
civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy 5
to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 6
1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States 7
Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States 8
Code, with respect to any grant for shuttered venue opera-9
tors received under this section shall be brought not later 10
than 10 years after the date of the violation or con-11
spiracy.’’. 12
(b) R
ESTAURANTREVITALIZATION.—Section 5003 of 13
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c) 14
is amended by adding at the end the following: 15
‘‘(d) S
TATUTE OFLIMITATIONS.—Notwithstanding 16
any other provision of law, any criminal prosecution or 17
civil enforcement action for a violation of, or conspiracy 18
to violate, section 371, 641, 1028A, 1029, 1341, 1343, 19
1344, 1349, 1956, or 1957 of title 18, United States 20
Code, or section 3729 or 3801 of title 31, United States 21
Code, with respect to any restaurant revitalization grant 22
received under this section shall be brought not later than 23
10 years after the date of the violation or conspiracy.’’. 24
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