[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 3729 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3729
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To provide relief for the recipients of financial assistance awards
from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 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 ``Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief
Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS FROM THE
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Definition of Secretary.--In this section, the term
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Transportation.
(b) Relief for Recipients of Financial Assistance Awarded for
Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020.--
(1) Period of availability.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of
chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code (including
any applicable period of availability under section
31104(f) of that title), and any regulations
promulgated under that chapter and subject to
subparagraph (B), the period of availability during
which a recipient may expend amounts made available to
the recipient under a grant or cooperative agreement
described in clauses (i) through (v) shall be--
(i) for a grant made under section 31102 of
that title (other than subsection (l) of that
section)--
(I) the fiscal year in which the
Secretary approves the financial
assistance agreement with respect to
the grant; and
(II) the following 2 fiscal years;
(ii) for a grant made or a cooperative
agreement entered into under section
31102(l)(2) of that title--
(I) the fiscal year in which the
Secretary approves the financial
assistance agreement with respect to
the grant or cooperative agreement; and
(II) the following 3 fiscal years;
(iii) for a grant made under section
31102(l)(3) of that title--
(I) the fiscal year in which the
Secretary approves the financial
assistance agreement with respect to
the grant; and
(II) the following 5 fiscal years;
(iv) for a grant made under section 31103
of that title--
(I) the fiscal year in which the
Secretary approves the financial
assistance agreement with respect to
the grant; and
(II) the following 2 fiscal years;
and
(v) for a grant made or a cooperative
agreement entered into under section 31313 of
that title--
(I) the year in which the Secretary
approves the financial assistance
agreement with respect to the grant or
cooperative agreement; and
(II) the following 5 fiscal years.
(B) Applicability.--
(i) Amounts awarded for fiscal years 2019
and 2020.--The periods of availability
described in subparagraph (A) shall apply
only--
(I) to amounts awarded for fiscal
year 2019 or 2020 under a grant or
cooperative agreement described in
clauses (i) through (v) of that
subparagraph; and
(II) for the purpose of expanding
the period of availability during which
the recipient may expend the amounts
described in subclause (I).
(ii) Amounts awarded for other years.--The
periods of availability described in
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any amounts
awarded under a grant or cooperative agreement
described in clauses (i) through (v) of that
subparagraph for any fiscal year other than
fiscal year 2019 or 2020, and those amounts
shall be subject to the period of availability
otherwise applicable to those amounts under
Federal law.
(2) Reallocation of released funds.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, any amounts released back to the
Secretary under section 31104(i) of title 49, United States
Code, that were made available to the Secretary under section
31104(a) of that title for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 shall not
be subject to any limitation on obligations under Federal law.
Passed the Senate December 8, 2020.
Attest:
Secretary.
116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3729
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To provide relief for the recipients of financial assistance awards
from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other
purposes.