Common use of Grantee Certification – Payments to Influence Clause in Contracts

Grantee Certification – Payments to Influence. The Grantee certifies that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, on or after December 22, 1989, by or on behalf of the Grantee, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress, in connection with the awarding, renewal, amending or modifying of any Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. The Grantee also certifies that they have not engaged any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying contacts on behalf of the Grantee with respect to this Contract and its related federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement; or, if the Grantee has engaged any registrant with respect to this Contract and its related Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the Grantee shall, prior to or upon execution of this Contract, provide the Commission Contract Manager a signed declaration listing the name of any said registrant. During the term of this Contract, and at the end of each Calendar quarter in which any event occurs that materially affects the accuracy of this certification or declaration, the Grantee shall file an updated declaration with the Commission’s Contract Manager. If any non-federal funds are used for lobbying activities as described above in connection with this Contract, the Grantee shall submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying”, and shall file quarterly updates of any material changes. The Grantee shall require the language of this certification to be included in all subcontracts, and all subcontractors shall certify and disclose accordingly.

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