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Coronavirus EGC Extension Act

H.R. 7661 · 116th Congress · Jul 16, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To temporarily prevent emerging growth companies from losing their status during the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Coronavirus EGC Extension Act”.

Sec. 2 Extension of emerging growth company designation

(a)
In general— Any issuer that was an emerging growth company during the entire period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed an emerging growth company until the later of—
(1)
one year after the date of enactment of this Act;
(2)
the end of the incident period for the emergency declared by the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19); and
(3)
the date that the issuer would cease being an emerging growth company absent the application of this section.
(b)
Definitions— In this section, the terms “emerging growth company” and “issuer” have the meaning given those terms, respectively, under section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c).