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17. Rights in Documents, Materials and Data Produced. Agency agrees that at the discretion of the <br /> Area Agency, all reports and other data prepared by or for it under the terms of this contract <br /> shall be delivered to, become and remain, the property of the Area Agency upon termination or <br /> completion of the work. Both the Area Agency and the Agency shall have the right to use same <br /> without restriction or limitation and without compensation to the other. For the purposes of this <br /> contract, "data" includes sound recordings, or other graphic representations, and works of <br /> similar nature. No reports or other documents produced in whole or in part under this contract <br /> shall be the subject of an application for copyright by or on behalf of the Agency. <br /> 18. Identification of Document. All reports, and other documents completed as part of this contract <br /> shall bear on title pages of such report, or document, the following legend: "Prepared by <br /> (Agency)under contract with Triangle J Council of Governments' Area Agency on <br /> Aging". The date(month and year) in which the document was prepared and source of grant <br /> funds shall also be shown. <br /> 19. Interest of Agency. The Agency covenants that neither the Agency nor its agents or employees <br /> presently has an interest, nor shall acquire an interest, direct or indirect, which conflicts in any <br /> manner or degree with the performance of its service hereunder, or which would prevent, or <br /> tend to prevent, the satisfactory performance of the Agency's service hereunder in an impartial <br /> and unbiased manner. The Agency further covenants that in the performance of this contract no <br /> person having any such interest shall be employed by the Agency as an agent, subcontractor or <br /> otherwise. <br /> 20. Interest of Members of the Area Agency and Others. No officer, member or employee of the <br /> Area Agency, and no public official of any local government that is affected in any way by the <br /> Project, who exercises any function or responsibilities in the review or approval of the Project <br /> or any component part thereof, shall participate in any decisions relating to this contract which <br /> may affect his personal interest or the interest of any corporation, partnership or association in <br /> which he is, directly or indirectly, interested; nor shall any such person have any interest, direct <br /> or indirect, in this contract or the proceeds arising therefrom. <br /> 21. Officials Not to Benefit. No member of or delegate to the Congress of the United States of <br /> America or the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, resident Commissioner or <br /> employee of the United States Government or the North Carolina State Government, shall be <br /> entitled to any share or part of this contract or any benefits to arise herefrom. <br /> 22. Prohibition Against Use of Funds to Influence Legislation. No part of any funds under this <br /> Agreement shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any employee or agent acting on <br /> behalf of the Agency to engage in any activity designed to influence legislation or <br /> appropriations pending before Congress. <br /> 23. Equal Employment Opportunity and Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance. The <br /> Agency shall comply with all federal and state laws relating to equal employment opportunity <br /> and accommodation for disability. <br /> 5of10 <br />