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Page 40 of 40 <br /> Attachment B <br /> Certification Regarding Lobbying <br /> (for bids and/or awards) <br /> The Contractor certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: <br /> (1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the <br /> undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of <br /> an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a <br /> Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any <br /> Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, <br /> and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, <br /> grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. <br /> (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any <br /> person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a <br /> Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of <br /> Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the <br /> undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report <br /> Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. <br /> (3)The Contractor shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award <br /> documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under <br /> grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose <br /> accordingly. <br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this <br /> transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for <br /> making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any <br /> person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than <br /> $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. <br /> Contractor's t orized Representative: <br /> C <br /> Title: <br /> \J <br /> Revised 02/20/13 <br />