,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 
and ,ms4 ,duckworth7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide relief for the 
recipients of financial assistance      
awards from the ,federal ,motor ,carrier
 ,safety ,administration1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,motor ,carrier     
,safety ,grant ,relief ,act of #bjbj4   
#b4 ,relief for recipients of financial 
assistance awards from the ,federal     
,motor ,carrier ,safety ,administration 
7a7 ,definition of secretary ,in this   
section1 the term ,secretary means the  
,secretary of ,transportation4  7b7     
,relief for recipients of financial     
assistance awarded for fiscal years     
#bjai and #bjbj  7#a7 ,period of        

availability  7,a7 ,in general          
,notwithstanding any provision of       
chapter #caa of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code 7including any applicable 
period of availability under section    
#caajd7;f7 of that title71 and any      
regulations promulgated under that      
chapter and subject to subparagraph     
7,b71 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 7i7 through 7v7 shall be--  
7i7 for a grant made under section      
#caajb of that title 7other than        
subsection 7l7 of that section7-- 7,i7  
the fiscal year in which the ,secretary 
approves the financial assistance       
agreement with respect to the grant2 and
  7,,ii7 the following #b fiscal years2 
7ii7 for a grant made or a cooperative  
agreement entered into under section    
#caajb7l77#b7 of that title-- 7,i7 the  
fiscal year in which the ,secretary     
approves the financial assistance       

agreement with respect to the grant or  
cooperative agreement2 and  7,,ii7 the  
following #c fiscal years2  7iii7 for a 
grant made under section #caajb7l77#c7  
of that title-- 7,i7 the fiscal year in 
which the ,secretary approves the       
financial assistance agreement with     
respect to the grant2 and  7,,ii7 the   
following #e fiscal years2  7iv7 for a  
grant made under section #caajc of that 
title-- 7,i7 the fiscal year in which   
the ,secretary approves the financial   
assistance agreement with respect to the
 grant2 and  7,,ii7 the following #b    
fiscal years2 and  7v7 for a grant made 
or a cooperative agreement entered into 
under section #cacac of that title--    
7,i7 the year in which the ,secretary   
approves the financial assistance       
agreement with respect to the grant or  
cooperative agreement2 and  7,,ii7 the  
following #e fiscal years4  7,b7        
,applicability  7i7 ,amounts awarded for
 fiscal years #bjai and #bjbj ,the      
periods of availability described in    

subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply only--    
7,i7 to amounts awarded for fiscal year 
#bjai or #bjbj under a grant or         
cooperative agreement described in      
clauses 7i7 through 7v7 of that         
subparagraph2 and  7,,ii7 for the       
purpose of expanding the period of      
availability during which the recipient 
may expend the amounts described in     
subclause 7,i74  7ii7 ,amounts awarded  
for other years ,the periods of         
availability described in subparagraph  
7,a7 shall not apply to any amounts     
awarded under a grant or cooperative    
agreement described in clauses 7i7      
through 7v7 of that subparagraph for any
 fiscal year other than fiscal year     
#bjai or #bjbj1 and those amounts shall 
be subject to the period of availability
 otherwise applicable to those amounts  
under ,federal law4  7#b7 ,reallocation 
of released funds ,notwithstanding any  
other provision of law1 any amounts     
released back to the ,secretary under   
section #caajd7;i7 of title #di1 ,united

 ,states ,code1 that were made available
 to the ,secretary under section        
#caajd7;a7 of that title for fiscal year
 #bjai or #bjbj shall not be subject to 
any limitation on obligations under     
,federal law4