[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 8, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANT RELIEF ACT OF 2020

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 587, S. 3729.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3729) to provide relief for the recipients of 
     financial assistance awards from the Federal Motor Carrier 
     Safety Administration, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which was reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.
  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3729) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                S. 3729

       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.

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