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<br /> <br />15 <br />Revised 9/8/2021 <br />entities must ensure that policies and procedures are in place to protect ide ntifying information <br />and must oversee compliance with those policies and procedures. <br /> <br />28. Project and Data Integrity. Recipient shall protect the conf identiality of all project -related <br />information that includes personally identifying information. <br /> <br />The Recipient shall assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the <br />information contained in all technical documents and reports submitted. The CMS Project <br />Officer shall not direct the interpretation of the data used in preparing the se documents or <br />reports. <br /> <br />At any phase in the project, including the project’s conclusion, the Recipient, if so requested <br />by the CMS Project Officer, must deliver to CMS materials, systems, or other items used, <br />developed, refined or enhanced in the course of or under the award. The Recipient a grees that <br />CMS shall have a royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, or <br />otherwise use and authorize others to use the items for Federal government pur poses. <br /> <br />29. Public Policy Requirements. By signing the application, the Authorized Organizational <br />Official (AOR) certifies that the organization will comply with applicable public policies. <br />Once a grant is awarded, the recipient is responsible for establishing and maintaining the <br />necessary processes to monitor its compliance and that of its employees and, as appropriate, <br />subrecipients and contractors under the grant with these requirements. Recipient should <br />consult these terms and conditions, the applicable Appropriations Law, and Exhibit 3 of the <br />HHS Grants Policy Statement, titled Public Policy Requirements, located in Section II , pages <br />3-6, for information on potentially applicable public policy requirements. Additiona l <br />potentially applicable public policy requirements not included within these sources include: <br /> <br /> Military Recruiting and Reserve Officer Training Corps Access 10 U.S.C. §983 [all <br />types of applications and awards to Institutions of Higher Education] <br /> Text Messaging While Driving (EO 13513) [all awards] <br /> Ban on Cloning of Human Beings (Presidential memorandum of March 4, 1997) [all <br />awards] <br /> <br />See also Standard Term and Condition 44. FY 2019 Appropriations Provision. <br /> <br />30. Green Procurement. To mitigate the environmental impacts of acquisition of IT and other <br />products/equipment, Recipients are encouraged to: (1) participate in “Gree n procurement” <br />based on the HHS Affirmative Procurement Pla n <br />(http://www.responsiblepurchasing.org/UserFiles/File/HHS_Affirma tive%20Procurement%20 <br />Plan_2006.pdf) and similar guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and <br />the President’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); (2) use electronic pr oducts that are <br />Energy Star® compliant and Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) <br />Silver registered or higher when available; (3) activate Energy Star® features on all equipment <br />when available; (4) use environmentally sound end-of-life management practices, including <br />reuse, donation, sale and recycling of all electronic products. <br /> <br />31. Withdrawal. If the Recipient decides to withdraw from this award prior to the end of the <br />project period, it must provide written notification (both hard copy and via email) to the CMS <br />Grants Management Specialist at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the date of official <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 7832B0E4-F34E-430E-A3C2-1A6A14F29307