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Coronavirus EGC Extension Act

S. 4218 · 116th Congress · Jul 20, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

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

1. Short title

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

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)
the date that is 1 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 on which 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 meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c).