Public Law 117–165: To extend the statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID–19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.Public Law165Public Law 117–165136 Stat. 13632022-08-052022-08-05United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02117publicPUBLIC LAW 117–165—AUG. 5, 2022★ (Star Print)136 STAT. 1363Public Law117–165117th CongressAn ActTo extend the statute of limitations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID–19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
Aug. 5, 2022
[H.R. 7334]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022.
SECTION 1.
15 USC 9001 note.
SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “COVID–19 EIDL Fraud Statute of Limitations Act of 2022”.SEC. 2.
Deadlines.
EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN COVID–19 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAMS.(a) Certain Economic Injury Disaster Loans.—Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:“(16) Statute of limitations.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that 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) shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.”.(b) EIDL Advances.—Section 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(9) Statute of limitations.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to the use of an advance received under this subsection shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.”.(c) Targeted EIDL Advances.—Section 331 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(i) Statute of Limitations.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to the 136 STAT. 1363
use of any amount received pursuant to this section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed.”.ApprovedAugust 5, 2022.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 7334:HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 117–327 (Comm. on Small Business).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
June 7, 8, considered and passed House.
July 28, considered and passed Senate.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):