The new COVID-19 relief package provides yet another extension of a provision known as Section 3610, which allows agencies to continue paying federal contractors if they can’t work for any reason due to the pandemic.

The provision was originally part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed nearly a year ago.

The provision was due to expire at the end of this month, but the new COVID-19 relief package extends those protections through Sept. 30.

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