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. 

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

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

3 Grant Relief Act of 2020’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST5 ANCE AWARDS FROM THE FEDERAL MOTOR 

6 CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. 

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

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

9 (b) RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSIST10 ANCE AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 AND 2020.— 

11 (1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

13 provision of chapter 311 of title 49, United 

14 States Code (including any applicable period of 

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

16 and any regulations promulgated under that 

17 chapter and subject to subparagraph (B), the 

18 period of availability during which a recipient 

19 may expend amounts made available to the re20 cipient under a grant or cooperative agreement 

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

22 (i) for a grant made under section 

23 31102 of that title (other than subsection 

24 (l) of that section)— 

25 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

26 Secretary approves the financial as-
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1 sistance agreement with respect to the 

2 grant; and 

3 (II) the following 2 fiscal years; 

4 (ii) for a grant made or a cooperative 

5 agreement entered into under section 

6 31102(l)(2) of that title— 

7 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

8 Secretary approves the financial as9 sistance agreement with respect to the 

10 grant or cooperative agreement; and 

11 (II) the following 3 fiscal years; 

12 (iii) for a grant made under section 

13 31102(l)(3) of that title— 

14 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

15 Secretary approves the financial as16 sistance agreement with respect to the 

17 grant; and 

18 (II) the following 5 fiscal years; 

19 (iv) for a grant made under section 

20 31103 of that title— 

21 (I) the fiscal year in which the 

22 Secretary approves the financial as23 sistance agreement with respect to the 

24 grant; and 
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1 (II) the following 2 fiscal years; 

2 and 

3 (v) for a grant made or a cooperative 

4 agreement entered into under section 

5 31313 of that title— 

6 (I) the year in which the Sec7 retary approves the financial assist8 ance agreement with respect to the 

9 grant or cooperative agreement; and 

10 (II) the following 5 fiscal years. 

11 (B) APPLICABILITY.— 

12 (i) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL

13 YEARS 2019 AND 2020.—The periods of 

14 availability described in subparagraph (A) 

15 shall apply only— 

16 (I) to amounts awarded for fiscal 

17 year 2019 or 2020 under a grant or 

18 cooperative agreement described in 

19 clauses (i) through (v) of that sub20 paragraph; and 

21 (II) for the purpose of expanding 

22 the period of availability during which 

23 the recipient may expend the amounts 

24 described in subclause (I). 
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1 (ii) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR OTHER

2 YEARS.—The periods of availability de3 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall not 

4 apply to any amounts awarded under a 

5 grant or cooperative agreement described 

6 in clauses (i) through (v) of that subpara7 graph for any fiscal year other than fiscal 

8 year 2019 or 2020, and those amounts 

9 shall be subject to the period of availability 

10 otherwise applicable to those amounts 

11 under Federal law. 

12 (2) REALLOCATION OF RELEASED FUNDS.— 

13 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 

14 amounts released back to the Secretary under sec15 tion 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, that 

16 were made available to the Secretary under section 

17 31104(a) of that title for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 

18 shall not be subject to any limitation on obligations 

19 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 asSafety Administration, and for other purposes. sistance awards from the Federal Motor Carrier