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2 . Lobbying
<br /> Title 31 of the United States Code , Section 1352 , entitled " Limitation on use of appropriated funds to
<br /> influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions , " generally prohibits recipients of Federal
<br /> grants and cooperative agreements from using Federal ( appropriated ) funds for lobbying the Executive or
<br /> Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a SPECIFIC grant or cooperative
<br /> agreement . Section 1352 also requires that each person who request or received a Federal grants or
<br /> cooperative agreement must disclose lobbying undertaking with non - Federal ( non - appropriated ) funds .
<br /> These requirements apply to grants and cooperative agreements EXCEEDING $ 100 , 000 in total costs
<br /> ( 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
<br /> undersigned , to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
<br /> any agency , a member of Congress , any 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 grant , loan
<br /> or cooperative agreement ;
<br /> ( b ) 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 Member
<br /> of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress , or an employee of a Member of Congress in
<br /> connection with this Federal contract , grant , loan or cooperative agreement , the undersigned
<br /> shall complete and submit Standard Form - LLL , " Disclosure of Lobbying Activities , " in
<br /> accordance with its instructions ;
<br /> ( c ) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
<br /> documents for all subawards at all tiers ( including subcontracts , subgrants , contracts and
<br /> contracts under grants , loans and cooperative agreements ) and that all subrecipients shall certify
<br /> and disclose accordingly .
<br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction
<br /> was made or entered into . Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this
<br /> transaction imposed by section 1352 , title 31 , U . S . Code . Any person who fails to file the required
<br /> certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $ 10 , 000 and not more than $ 100 , 000 for
<br /> 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 ,
<br /> proposed debarment or other government wide exclusion initiated under the Federal Acquisition
<br /> Regulation ( FAR ) on or after August 25 , 1995 , shall be recognized by and effective for Executive Branch
<br /> agencies and participants as an exclusion under 45 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
<br /> the applicant , defined as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76 , and its
<br /> principals :
<br /> ( 1 ) are not presently debarred , suspended , proposed for debarment , declared ineligible , or
<br /> voluntarily 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
<br /> judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with
<br /> obtaining , attempting to obtain , or performing a public ( Federal , State or local ) transaction or
<br /> contract under a public transaction ; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or commission
<br /> of embezzlement , theft , forgery , bribery , falsification or destruction of records , making false
<br /> statements , or receiving stolen property ,
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