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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3729 

To provide relief for the recipients of financial assistance awards from the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 13, 2020 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. THUNE, Mrs. FISCHER, and 

Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To provide relief for the recipients of financial assistance 

awards from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety 

5 Grant Relief Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST2 ANCE AWARDS FROM THE FEDERAL MOTOR 

3 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 

4 (a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this section, the 

5 term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Transportation. 

6 (b) RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST7 ANCE AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 AND 2020.— 

8 (1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

10 provision of chapter 311 of title 49, United 

11 States Code (including any applicable period of 

12 availability under section 31104(f) of that title), 

13 and any regulations promulgated under that 

14 chapter and subject to subparagraph (B), the 

15 period of availability during which a recipient 

16 may expend amounts made available to the re17 cipient under a grant or cooperative agreement 

18 described in clauses (i) through (v) shall be— 

19 (i) for a grant made under section 

20 31102 of that title (other than subsection 

21 (l) of that section)— 

22 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

23 Secretary approves the financial as24 sistance agreement with respect to the 

25 grant; and 

26 (II) the following 2 fiscal years; 


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1 (ii) for a grant made or a cooperative 

2 agreement entered into under section 

3 31102(l)(2) of that title— 

4 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

5 Secretary approves the financial as6 sistance agreement with respect to the 

7 grant or cooperative agreement; and 

8 (II) the following 3 fiscal years; 

9 (iii) for a grant made under section 

10 31102(l)(3) of that title— 

11 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

12 Secretary approves the financial as13 sistance agreement with respect to the 

14 grant; and 

15 (II) the following 5 fiscal years; 

16 (iv) for a grant made under section 

17 31103 of that title— 

18 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

19 Secretary approves the financial as20 sistance agreement with respect to the 

21 grant; and 

22 (II) the following 2 fiscal years; 

23 and 


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1 (v) for a grant made or a cooperative 

2 agreement entered into under section 

3 31313 of that title— 

4 (I) the year in which the Sec5 retary approves the financial assist6 ance agreement with respect to the 

7 grant or cooperative agreement; and 

8 (II) the following 5 fiscal years. 

9 (B) APPLICABILITY.— 

10 (i) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL

11 YEARS 2019 AND 2020.—The periods of 

12 availability described in subparagraph (A) 

13 shall apply only— 

14 (I) to amounts awarded for fiscal 

15 year 2019 or 2020 under a grant or 

16 cooperative agreement described in 

17 clauses (i) through (v) of that sub18 paragraph; and 

19 (II) for the purpose of expanding 

20 the period of availability during which 

21 the recipient may expend the amounts 

22 described in subclause (I). 

23 (ii) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR OTHER

24 YEARS.—The periods of availability de25 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall not 


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1 apply to any amounts awarded under a 

2 grant or cooperative agreement described 

3 in clauses (i) through (v) of that subpara4 graph for any fiscal year other than fiscal 

5 year 2019 or 2020, and those amounts 

6 shall be subject to the period of availability 

7 otherwise applicable to those amounts 

8 under Federal law. 

9 (2) REALLOCATION OF RELEASED FUNDS.— 

10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

11 amounts released back to the Secretary under sec12 tion 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, that 

13 were made available to the Secretary under section 

14 31104(a) of that title for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 

15 shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations 

16 under Federal law. 

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