Summary

Extends and tightens oversight of federal COVID‑19 relief programs, sets a 10‑year deadline for bringing fraud criminal or civil actions tied to certain COVID relief loans and grants, and centralizes some collection and reporting responsibilities. It requires data sharing with the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery, directs the Treasury to decide whether to pursue small SBA loan claims under $100,000, mandates regular briefings and testimony from the SBA Administrator, requires monthly DOJ fraud reports to Congress, and orders real‑time public reporting of recovered funds. The law also specifies that money collected from fraud in covered programs must be used to reduce the federal debt. It mainly affects small business borrowers and lenders, federal enforcement and oversight agencies, and congressional committees by changing timelines, data-sharing, collection procedures, and public reporting requirements.

Key Points

• Extends the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery's authority to September 30, 2030 and requires agency cooperation and data sharing.
• Creates a 10‑year statute of limitations for civil and criminal fraud actions related to specified COVID‑19 relief loans and grants.
• Directs the SBA to refer covered COVID‑19 loan collection claims under $100,000 to Treasury, which must decide whether to pursue or stop collection.
• Mandates frequent briefings and an annual, non‑delegable testimony requirement from the SBA Administrator to congressional small business committees.
• Requires the Attorney General to report within 90 days and then monthly on prosecutions, recoveries, referrals, and declined cases related to covered programs.
• Orders the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee to publish real‑time, program‑level data on recovered covered funds within 60 days.
• Specifies that all fraud recoveries from covered programs must be used solely to reduce the federal debt.
• Increases transparency and centralizes some enforcement/collection decisions, while placing a uniform 10‑year limit on certain fraud actions.

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