One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America
At the Second Session
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two
H. R. 7352
AN ACT
To amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022
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Fraud enforcement harmonization
Paycheck Protection Program
Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Fraud enforcement harmonization
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that 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.
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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 adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Fraud enforcement harmonization
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that 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.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.