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2. Lobbying
<br /> Title 31 of the United States Code, Section 1352, entitled"Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence
<br /> -ertain Federal contracting and financial transactions,"generally prohibits recipients of Federal grants and cooperative
<br /> jeements from using Federal(appropriated)funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal
<br /> Government in connection with a SPECIFIC grant or cooperative agreement. Section 1352 also requires that each
<br /> person who request or received a Federal grants or cooperative agreement must disclose lobbying undertaking with
<br /> non-Federal(non-appropriated)funds. These requirements apply to grants and cooperative agreements EXCEEDING
<br /> $100,000 in total costs(45 CFR Part93).
<br /> The undersigned(authorized official)certifies,to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,that:
<br /> (a)No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid,by or on behalf of the undersigned,to any
<br /> person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of
<br /> Congress, any officer or employee of Congress,or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with
<br /> the awarding of any Federal contract,the making of any Federal grant,the malting of any Federal loan,the
<br /> entering into of any cooperative agreement,and the extension,continuation,renewal,amendment,or
<br /> modification of any Federal grant, loan or cooperative agreement;
<br /> (b)If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
<br /> influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency,a Member of Congress,an
<br /> officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal
<br /> contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement,the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-
<br /> LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,"in accordance with its instructions;
<br /> (c)The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents
<br /> for all subawards at all tiers(including subcontracts, subgrants, contracts and contracts under grants, loans
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<br /> and cooperative agreements)and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
<br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made
<br /> or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed
<br /> by section 1352,title 31,U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil
<br /> penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than$100,000 for each such failure.
<br /> 3. Debarment,Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters
<br /> NOTE: In accordance with 45 CFR Part 76,amended June 26, 1995,any debarment,suspension,proposed debarment
<br /> or other government wide exclusion initiated under the Federal Acquisition Regulation(FAR)on or after August 25,
<br /> 1995, shall be recognized by and effective for Executive Branch agencies and participants as an exclusion under 45
<br /> CFR Part 76.
<br /> (a)Primary Covered Transactions
<br /> The undersigned(authorized official)certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,that the
<br /> applicant,defined as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76, and its principals:
<br /> (1)are not presently debarred, suspended,proposed for debarment,declared ineligible,or voluntarily
<br /> excluded by any Federal department or agency;
<br /> (2)have not within a 3-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered
<br /> against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain,
<br /> or performing a public(Federal, State or local)transaction or contract under a public transaction;violation of
<br /> Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement,theft,forgery,bribery,falsification or
<br /> destruction of records,making false statements,or receiving stolen property;
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