
The $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package the Senate passed on Saturday included an amendment to extend a provision allowing companies to submit COVID-related claims for reimbursement through the end of fiscal year 2021, rather than its current March 31 deadline. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced the amendment to extend the Sec. 3610 of the CARES Act, which is aimed at helping cover the defense and national security industrial base’s efforts to keep workers employed during the…