,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #i1 #bjbe,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,curtis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the suspension of collections on loans made to small businesses related to ,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,complete ,,covid ,collections ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administration2 ,administrator ,the terms ,administration and ,administrator mean the ,small ,business ,administration and the ,administrator thereof1 respectively4 7#b7 ,covered funds ,the term covered funds means amounts made available for ,,covid-#ai relief under-- 7,a7 the ,coronavirus ,preparedness and ,response ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc2 #acd ,stat #adf72 7,b7 the ,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg2 #acd ,stat4 #agh72 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 division ,m or ,n of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj2 #acd ,stat4 #aiji72 or 7,f7 the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 #d74 7#c7 ,covered loan ,the term covered loan means-- 7,a7 a loan guaranteed under paragraph 7#cf7 or 7#cg7 of section #g7;a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a772 and 7,b7 a loan made under section #g7;b77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77#b77 related to ,,covid-#ai4 7#d7 ,covered program ,the term covered program means-- 7,a7 loans made under paragraph 7#cf7 or 7#cg7 of section #g7;a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a772 7,b7 economic injury disaster loans made under section #g7;b77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77#b77 related to ,,covid-#ai2 7,c7 advances provided pursuant to section #aaaj of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijji71 section #cca of division ,n of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijji;b71 or section #ejjb7;b7 of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijji note72 7,d7 restaurant revitalization grants made under section #ejjc of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijji;c72 and 7,e7 grants for shuttered venue operators made under section #cbd of division ,n of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijji;a74 7#e7 ,improper payment ,the term improper payment has the meaning given the term in section #ccea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 #c4 ,special ,inspector ,general for ,pandemic ,recovery 7a7 ,extension ,section #djah of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijec7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c77#a71 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by inserting or the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration 7referred to in this section as the ,administrator7 after the ,secretary of the ,treasury2 7,b7 by inserting or the ,administrator after established by the ,secretary2 7,c7 by inserting or any assistance provided under any covered program after under this ,act each place that term appears2 and 7,d7 by inserting or the ,administrator after management by the ,secretary2 7#b7 in subsection 7h71 by striking the date #e years after ,march #bg1 #bjbj and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjcj2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7k7 ,coordination and provision of information 7#a7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the duties1 responsibilities1 and authorities of the ,special ,inspector ,general under this section1 the ,special ,inspector ,general shall coordinate with1 and receive the cooperation of1 the ,administrator and the ,inspector ,general of the ,small ,business ,administration4 7#b7 ,information ,the ,administrator shall provide data and information related to covered programs to the ,special ,inspector ,general in the same manner as the ,administrator provides that data and information to the ,inspector ,general of the ,small ,business ,administration4 7l7 ,covered program ,in this section1 the term covered program has the meaning given the term in section #b of the ,complete ,,covid ,collections ,act4 4 #d4 ,fraud enforcement harmonization 7a7 ,emergency relief and taxpayer protections ,section #djjc of the ,,cares ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijdb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7i7 ,fraud enforcement harmonization ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a business1 ,state1 or municipality engaged in fraud or similarly related crime with respect to any loan1 loan guarantee1 or other investment made under this section shall be filed not later than #aj years after the offense was committed4 4 7b7 ,grants for shuttered venue operators ,section #cbd of division ,n of the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijji;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,fraud enforcement harmonization ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a business1 ,state1 or municipality engaged in fraud or similarly related crime with respect to any grant made under this section shall be filed not later than #aj years after the offense was committed4 4 7c7 ,restaurant revitalization grants ,section #ejjc of the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ijji;c7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,fraud enforcement harmonization ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a business1 ,state1 or municipality engaged in fraud or similarly related crime with respect to any grant made under this section shall be filed not later than #aj years after the offense was committed4 4 #e4 ,prohibition on suspending collections on ,,sba loans related to ,,covid-#ai 7a7 ,referral of claims ,the ,administrator shall refer to the ,department of the ,treasury any claim for collection related to a covered loan under #ajj1jjj4 7b7 ,department of the ,treasury determination ,the ,department of the ,treasury shall render a final decision as to suspend1 end1 or make collection on a claim referred to the ,department of the ,treasury by the ,administrator under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,briefings and testimony 7#a7 ,monthly briefings ,not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every #cj days thereafter1 the ,administrator shall brief the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,small ,business of the ,house of ,representatives on the progress of the ,administrator in pursuing the collection of claims related to covered loans and transferring claims to the ,department of the ,treasury for collection in accordance with subchapter ,,ii of chapter #cg of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,testimony 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall testify annually before the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,small ,business of the ,house of ,representatives on-- 7i7 the implementation of collections of claims related to covered loans2 7ii7 improper payments related to covered programs2 and 7iii7 the compliance of the ,administration with the reporting requirements under subchapter ,,iv of chapter #cc of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,nondelegation ,the ,administrator may not delegate the responsibility under subparagraph 7,a7 to any other individual4 #f4 ,department of ,justice ,,covid-#ai program fraud report 7a7 ,requirement ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every month thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on activities related to covered programs1 which shall include-- 7#a7 a summary of the information contained in the report1 specifically the total number of prosecutions1 the total dollar amount recovered by prosecutions1 the total number of referrals and source of such referrals1 and the total number of declined cases and reasons for declining2 7#b7 with respect to each covered program-- 7,a7 the number and disposition of each prosecution2 7,b7 the dollar amount recovered from prosecutions2 7,c7 the number of declined cases and the reasons for declining2 7,d7 the number of referrals-- 7i7 from the ,department of ,justice2 and 7ii7 from sources other than the ,department of ,justice1 such as other inspectors general2 and 7,e7 the disposition of each referral described in subparagraph 7,d71 specifically whether the referral resulted in prosecution or declination2 and 7#c7 any additional matters as the ,attorney ,general determines appropriate4 #g4 ,recoveries transparency ,not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,pandemic ,response ,accountability ,committee established under section #aejaj of division ,b of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,stat4 #ecc7 shall establish and maintain on the website of the ,committee real-time data relating to covered funds recovered by the ,federal ,government1 which shall be broken out by type of covered funds and dollar amount of covered funds recovered by the ,federal ,government4