Motor Carrier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020

116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3729 AN ACT To provide relief for the recipients of financial assistance awards from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- tration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 † S 3729 ES SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 2 Grant Relief Act of 2020’’. 3 SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST- 4 ANCE AWARDS FROM THE FEDERAL MOTOR 5 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 6 (a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this section, the 7 term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Transportation. 8 (b) RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST- 9 ANCE AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 AND 2020.— 10 (1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.— 11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 12 provision of chapter 311 of title 49, United 13 States Code (including any applicable period of 14 availability under section 31104(f) of that title), 15 and any regulations promulgated under that 16 chapter and subject to subparagraph (B), the 17 period of availability during which a recipient 18 may expend amounts made available to the re- 19 cipient under a grant or cooperative agreement 20 described in clauses (i) through (v) shall be— 21 (i) for a grant made under section 22 31102 of that title (other than subsection 23 (l) of that section)— 24 (I) the fiscal year in which the 25 Secretary approves the financial as- 26 3 † S 3729 ES sistance agreement with respect to the 1 grant; and 2 (II) the following 2 fiscal years; 3 (ii) for a grant made or a cooperative 4 agreement entered into under section 5 31102(l)(2) of that title— 6 (I) the fiscal year in which the 7 Secretary approves the financial as- 8 sistance agreement with respect to the 9 grant or cooperative agreement; and 10 (II) the following 3 fiscal years; 11 (iii) for a grant made under section 12 31102(l)(3) of that title— 13 (I) the fiscal year in which the 14 Secretary approves the financial as- 15 sistance agreement with respect to the 16 grant; and 17 (II) the following 5 fiscal years; 18 (iv) for a grant made under section 19 31103 of that title— 20 (I) the fiscal year in which the 21 Secretary approves the financial as- 22 sistance agreement with respect to the 23 grant; and 24 4 † S 3729 ES (II) the following 2 fiscal years; 1 and 2 (v) for a grant made or a cooperative 3 agreement entered into under section 4 31313 of that title— 5 (I) the year in which the Sec- 6 retary approves the financial assist- 7 ance agreement with respect to the 8 grant or cooperative agreement; and 9 (II) the following 5 fiscal years. 10 (B) APPLICABILITY.— 11 (i) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL 12 YEARS 2019 AND 2020.—The periods of 13 availability described in subparagraph (A) 14 shall apply only— 15 (I) to amounts awarded for fiscal 16 year 2019 or 2020 under a grant or 17 cooperative agreement described in 18 clauses (i) through (v) of that sub- 19 paragraph; and 20 (II) for the purpose of expanding 21 the period of availability during which 22 the recipient may expend the amounts 23 described in subclause (I). 24 5 † S 3729 ES (ii) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR OTHER 1 YEARS.—The periods of availability de- 2 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall not 3 apply to any amounts awarded under a 4 grant or cooperative agreement described 5 in clauses (i) through (v) of that subpara- 6 graph for any fiscal year other than fiscal 7 year 2019 or 2020, and those amounts 8 shall be subject to the period of availability 9 otherwise applicable to those amounts 10 under Federal law. 11 (2) REALLOCATION OF RELEASED FUNDS.— 12 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 13 amounts released back to the Secretary under sec- 14 tion 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, that 15 were made available to the Secretary under section 16 31104(a) of that title for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 17 shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations 18 under Federal law. 19 Passed the Senate December 8, 2020. Attest: Secretary. 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 3729 AN ACT To provide relief for the recipients of financial as- sistance awards from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes.