,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,mr4 
,lank=d 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 & ,mr4  
,coons7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d !      
/atute ( limitations = violations relat+
 to p&emic-era programs to be #aj ye>s4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,recov] ,fraudul5t ,,covid ,funds     
,act4  #b4 ,/atute ( limitations =      
violations relat+ to p&emic-era programs
  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 
! t]m p&emic-era law means-- 7,a7 !     
,coronavirus ,prep>$ness & ,response    
,supplem5tal ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj
 7,public ,law #aaf-abc2 #acd ,/at4     
#adf72  7,b7 ! ,families ,fir/          
,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public    
,law #aaf-abg2 #acd ,/at4 #agg72  7,c7 !
 ,,c>es ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2    
#acd ,/at4 #bha72  7,d7 ! ,pay*eck      
,protection ,program & ,heal? ,c>e      
,enhancem5t ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aci2

 #acd ,/at4 #fbj72  7,e7 divisions ,m & 
,n ( ! ,consolidat$ ,appropriations     
,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj2 #acd
 ,/at4 #aahb72  7,f7 ! ,am]ican ,rescue 
,plan ,act ( #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b2
 #ace ,/at4 #d72 or  7,g7 an am5dm5t    
made by a law describ$ 9 subp>agraphs   
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,f72 &  7#b7 ! t]m          
p&emic-era program violation means an   
(f5se or o!r violation ( law involv+    
conduct t relates to or involves-- 7,a7 
a program1 project1 or activity t 0     
au?oriz$ or e/abli%$ by1 or 0 c>ri$ out 
"u1 a p&emic-era law2 or  7,b7 fund+    
provid$ "u a p&emic-era law4  7b7       
,ext5sion ( /atute ( limitations  7#a7  
,crimes ,no p]son %all be prosecut$1    
tri$1 or puni%$ = any p&emic-era program
 violation t is a crim9al (f5se unless !
 indictm5t is f\nd or ! in=mation is    
in/itut$-- 7,a7 not)/&+ section         
#cbhb7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 )9 #aj ye>s aft] su* (f5se %all h
 be5 committ$2 or  7,b7 )9 su* long]    
p]iod ( ye>s aft] su* (f5se %all h be5  

committ$ z is o!rwise provid$ by law4   
7#b7 ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj ,not)/&+       
section #fba ( ! ,t>iff ,act ( #aicj    
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #afba71 no civil action1 
suit1 or proce$+ = ! =feiture ( prop]ty 
accru+ "u ! cu/oms laws ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates relat$ to a p&emic-era program   
violation %all be in/itut$ unless su*   
civil action1 suit1 or proce$+ is       
comm5c$ )9 #aj ye>s aft] ! "t :5 !      
alleg$ p&emic-era program violation 0   
discov]$1 or )9 #c ye>s aft] ! "t :5 !  
involvem5t ( ! prop]ty 9 ! alleg$       
p&emic-era program violation 0 discov]$1
 :i*ev] 0 lat]1 except t ! "t ( ! abs5ce
 f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ! p]son ^: prop]ty 
is subject to =feiture1 or ( any        
concealm5t or abs5ce ( ! prop]ty1 %all n
 be reckon$ )9 ! #aj-ye> p]iod (        
limitation4  7#c7 ,false claims  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,not)/&+ section #cgca7;b77#a7 ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 a civil 
action "u section #cgcj ( su* title     
alleg+ a violation ( section #cgbi ( su*
 title t is a p&emic-era program        

violation may n be br\ght m ?an #aj ye>s
 aft] ! date on :i* ! violation 0       
committ$4  7,b7 ,notice ,not)/&+ section
 #chjh ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 a notice to ! p]son alleg$ to be liable
 ) respect to a claim or /atem5t t      
involves a p&emic-era violation %all be 
mail$ or deliv]$ 9 accordance ) section 
#chjc7;d77#a7 ( su* title n lat] ?an #aj
 ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! violation (  
section #chjb ( su* title is committ$4