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DocuSign Envelope ID : 31D67EE713 C= -4913MMC-K601CADD1FF
<br /> 2 . Lobbying
<br /> Title 31 of the United States Code , Section 1352 , entitled "Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence
<br /> certain Federal contracting and financial transactions , " generally prohibits recipients of Federal grants and cooperative
<br /> agreements 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 making 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
<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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