[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 29, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2137]
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  SA 5440. Ms. ERNST proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1199, to 
extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic 
programs, and for other purposes; as follows:

        Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     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 for shuttered venue operators 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 restaurant revitalization grant under this 
     section shall be filed not later than 10 years after the date 
     of the violation or conspiracy.''.
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