,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bh1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,braun 7for himself and ,ms4  
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure   
that no cost reduction or cash refund is
 due under certain transportation       
cost-reimbursement contracts on the     
basis of the forgiveness of certain     
covered loans1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,treatment of paycheck protection   
program loan forgiveness of payroll     
costs under highway and public          
transportation project                  
cost-reimbursement contracts  7a7 ,in   
general ,notwithstanding section        
#ca4bja-e of title #dh1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations71 for the purposes of any   
cost-reimbursement contract awarded in  
accordance with section #aab of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 or section  

#ecbe of title #di1 ,united ,states     
,code1 or any subcontract under such a  
contract1 no cost reduction or cash     
refund 7including through a reduced     
indirect cost rate7 shall be due to the 
,department of ,transportation or to a  
,state transportation department1       
transit agency1 or other recipient of   
assistance under chapter #a of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 or chapter  
#ec of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1
 on the basis of forgiveness of the     
payroll costs of a covered loan 7as     
those terms are defined in section      
#g;,a7a7 of the ,small ,business ,act   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcfm7a777 issued under  
the paycheck protection program under   
section #g7;a77#cf7 of that ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#cf774  7b7 ,saving  
provision ,nothing in this section      
amends or exempts the prohibitions and  
liabilities under section #cgbi of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7       
,termination ,this section ceases to be 
effective on ,june #cj1 #bjbe4