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89 <br /> Exhibit D:Lobbying Certification <br /> The undersigned certifies,to the best of his or her knowledge and belief,that: <br /> 1. 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 an agency, a Member <br /> of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection <br /> with the awarding of any Federal contract,the making of any Federal grant,the making of any Federal loan, <br /> the entering into of any cooperative agreement,and the extension,continuation, renewal,amendment,or <br /> modification of any Federal contract,grant, loan,or cooperative agreement. <br /> 2. 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 <br /> Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions. <br /> 3. 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, and contracts under grants, loans, and <br /> 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 this transaction imposed by <br /> 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 /> Signature of Subrecipient's Authorized Official <br /> Name and Title of Subrecipient's Authorized Official <br /> Date <br /> 37 of 39 <br />