; (2) provide supplemental funding through existing competitively awarded cooperative agreements and contracts to cover the increased costs of construction of scientific facilities and equipment that have been delayed because of COVID–19; and (3) award grants and cooperative agreements to institutions of higher education to conduct research on the behavioral, social, or economic effects of COVID–19 and the responses to the disease, or on the effectiveness of such responses. (b) Awards Each Federal science agency authorized to receive funds under this Act shall develop procedures to award such funds and shall award such funds as rapidly as possible. (c) Timing Funds authorized under this Act shall be awarded during fiscal years 2020 and 2021 and funds so awarded shall remain available for expenditure for up to two years. 5. Regulations Until such time as a research institution has determined it can safely reopen a research laboratory funded by a Federal science agency, such agency shall continue to interpret regulations in a manner consistent with— (1) the memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget on March 19, 2020, entitled Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19) due to Loss of Operations ; and (2) the memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget on March 19, 2020, entitled Managing Federal Contract Performance Issues Associated with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID–19) . 6. Authorizations of appropriations (a) Department of Agriculture There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2020— (1) $300,000,000 to fund activities under section 4