B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ): Provided , That the amounts made available in this Act under such headings shall be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to prevent employee furloughs as a result of efforts to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided further , That none of the funds made available in this Act under such headings may be used by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to reduce the frequency of rail service on any long-distance route (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United States Code) below frequencies for such routes in fiscal year 2019, except in an emergency or during maintenance or construction outages impacting such routes: Provided further , That the coronavirus shall not qualify as an emergency in the preceding proviso. 1204. For fiscal year 2021, in addition to payments made pursuant to 53106 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall pay to the contractor for an operating agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, for each vessel that is covered by such operating agreement as of the date of enactment of this Act, an amount equal to $500,000: Provided , That payments authorized by this section shall be paid not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That any unobligated balances remaining from the amounts made available for payments under the heading Maritime Administration—Maritime Security Program in any prior Act may be used for such payments. 1205. During the duration of the national emergency declared by the President concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19), the Secretary may extend the time period referenced in 23 U.S.C. 120(e)(1) to account for delays in access, construction, repair or other similar issues. XIII General Provisions—This Division 1301. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each executive agency that receives funding in