,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aba  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,ernst1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to extend the   
statute of limitations for violations   
relating to pandemic-era programs to be 
#aj years4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,recover ,fraudulent
 ,,covid ,funds ,act4  #b4 ,statute of  
limitations for violations relating to  
pandemic-era programs  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section-- 7#a7 the term        
pandemic-era law means-- 7,a7 the       
,coronavirus ,preparedness and ,response
 ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc2 #acd      
,stat4 #adf72  7,b7 the ,families ,first
 ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public   
,law #aaf-abg2 #acd ,stat4 #agg72  7,c7 
the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2
 #acd ,stat4 #bha72  7,d7 the ,paycheck 

,protection ,program and ,health ,care  
,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law         
#aaf-aci2 #acd ,stat4 #fbj72  7,e7      
divisions ,m and ,n of the ,consolidated
 ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public   
,law #aaf-bfj2 #acd ,stat4 #aahb72  7,f7
 the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of    
#bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 
#d72 or  7,g7 an amendment made by a law
 described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through
 7,f72 and  7#b7 the term pandemic-era  
program violation means an offense or   
other violation of law involving conduct
 that relates to or involves-- 7,a7 a   
program1 project1 or activity that was  
authorized or established by1 or was    
carried out under1 a pandemic-era law2  
or  7,b7 funding provided under a       
pandemic-era law4  7b7 ,extension of    
statute of limitations  7#a7 ,crimes ,no
 person shall be prosecuted1 tried1 or  
punished for any pandemic-era program   
violation that is a criminal offense    
unless the indictment is found or the   
information is instituted-- 7,a7        

notwithstanding section #cbhb7;a7 of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 within
 #aj years after such offense shall have
 been committed2 or  7,b7 within such   
longer period of years after such       
offense shall have been committed as is 
otherwise provided by law4  7#b7 ,tariff
 ,act of #aicj ,notwithstanding section 
#fba of the ,tariff ,act of #aicj 7#ai  
,u4,s4,c4 #afba71 no civil action1 suit1
 or proceeding for the forfeiture of    
property accruing under the customs laws
 of the ,united ,states related to a    
pandemic-era program violation shall be 
instituted unless such civil action1    
suit1 or proceeding is commenced within 
#aj years after the time when the       
alleged pandemic-era program violation  
was discovered1 or within #c years after
 the time when the involvement of the   
property in the alleged pandemic-era    
program violation was discovered1       
whichever was later1 except that the    
time of the absence from the ,united    
,states of the person whose property is 

subject to forfeiture1 or of any        
concealment or absence of the property1 
shall not be reckoned within the        
#aj-year period of limitation4  7#c7    
,false claims  7,a7 ,in general         
,notwithstanding section #cgca7;b77#a7  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 a  
civil action under section #cgcj of such
 title alleging a violation of section  
#cgbi of such title that is a           
pandemic-era program violation may not  
be brought more than #aj years after the
 date on which the violation was        
committed4  7,b7 ,notice                
,notwithstanding section #chjh of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 a notice to 
the person alleged to be liable with    
respect to a claim or statement that    
involves a pandemic-era violation shall 
be mailed or delivered in accordance    
with section #chjc7;d77#a7 of such title
 not later than #aj years after the date
 on which the violation of section #chjb
 of such title is committed4