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44 C.F.R. PART 18 — CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING <br />Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements <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 <br />any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of <br />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 <br />loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, <br />amendment, or 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 Form - <br />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 <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, title 31, U.S. Code. <br />Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than <br />$10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. <br />The Contractor, f^p, certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each <br />statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees that <br />the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chap. 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply <br />to this certification and -disclosure, if any. <br />r <br />Signature of Contractor's Authorized Official <br />Name and Title of Contractor's Authorized Official <br />Date <br />