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<br /> LOBBYING CERTIFICATE
<br /> The undersigned Contractor hereby 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
<br /> undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
<br /> an agency, a Member of Congress, an 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 contract,
<br /> grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br /> (2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br /> person for making lobbying contacts to an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
<br /> 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 Form to Report Lobbying," in
<br /> accordance with its instructions [as amended by "Government wide Guidance for New
<br /> Restrictions on Lobbying," 61 Fed. Reg. 1413 (1/19/96). Note: Language in paragraph (2)
<br /> herein has been modified in accordance with Section 10 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
<br /> (P.L. 104-65, to be codified at 2 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.)]
<br /> (3) 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, and contracts under
<br /> grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose
<br /> accordingly.
<br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
<br /> transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for
<br /> making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by the
<br /> Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification shall
<br /> be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such
<br /> failure.
<br /> [Note: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 1352(c)(1)-(2)(A), any person who makes a prohibited
<br /> expenditure or fails to file or amend a required certification or disclosure form shall be subject to
<br /> a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than$100,000 for each such expenditure or
<br /> failure.]
<br /> The undersigned Contractor hereby certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each
<br /> statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and
<br /> agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. A 3801, et seq., apply to this certification and disclosure,
<br /> if any.
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