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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,tide 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 hada 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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