Summary

Sets a 10-year deadline for starting criminal prosecutions or civil enforcement actions tied to alleged violations or conspiracies involving two COVID-era grant programs: shuttered venue operator grants and restaurant revitalization grants. Any covered prosecution or enforcement must be begun no later than 10 years after the date of the alleged violation or conspiracy.

Key Points

• Imposes a 10-year limit to start criminal prosecutions tied to shuttered venue and restaurant revitalization grants.
• Also imposes a 10-year limit for civil enforcement actions involving those same grants.
• The 10-year clock runs from the date of the violation or the date of the conspiracy.
• Does not alter substantive offenses, penalties, or grant eligibility—only the allowable filing window.
• Affects federal prosecutors, civil enforcement agencies, grant recipients, and anyone alleged to have committed misconduct related to these grants.
• Actions not initiated within 10 years of the violation/conspiracy are barred.
• Encourages timely investigations and may limit very-old claims where evidence and witnesses are more difficult to locate.
• Applies narrowly to two specific COVID-era relief grant programs rather than to all pandemic relief programs.