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House Bill 7838
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Paycheck Protection Program Fairness for Engineering Services Act
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Introduced in House on May 19, 2022
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H. R. 7838 (Introduced-in-House)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7838


To ensure that no cost reduction or cash refund is due under certain transportation cost-reimbursement contracts on the basis of the forgiveness of certain covered loans, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 19, 2022

Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To ensure that no cost reduction or cash refund is due under certain transportation cost-reimbursement contracts on the basis of the forgiveness of certain covered loans, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Paycheck Protection Program Fairness for Engineering Services Act”.

SEC. 2. Treatment of paycheck protection program loan forgiveness of payroll costs under highway and public transportation project cost-reimbursement contracts.

(a) In general.—Notwithstanding section 31.201–5 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), for the purposes of any cost-reimbursement contract awarded in accordance with section 112 of title 23, United States Code, or section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, or any subcontract under such a contract, no cost reduction or cash refund (including through a reduced indirect cost rate) shall be due to the Department of Transportation or to a State transportation department, transit agency, or other recipient of assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, or chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, on the basis of forgiveness of the payroll costs of a covered loan (as those terms are defined in section 7A(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636m(a))) issued under the paycheck protection program under section 7(a)(36) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)).

(b) Saving provision.—Nothing in this section amends or exempts the prohibitions and liabilities under section 3729 of title 31, United States Code.

(c) Termination.—This section ceases to be effective on June 30, 2025.