Common use of PROHIBITION OF EXPENDING STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOBBYING Clause in Contracts

PROHIBITION OF EXPENDING STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOBBYING. a. The Contractor certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that: (1) No State or Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant, the making of any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. (2) If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,” in accordance with its instructions. b. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this Agreement was entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this Agreement, imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000, and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. c. The Contractor also agrees by signing this Agreement that it shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower-tier subcontracts, which exceed $100,000 and that all such subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.

PROHIBITION OF EXPENDING STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS FOR LOBBYING. a. The Contractor certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and or belief, that: (1) No State or Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersignedContractor, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal State or Federal agency, a Member of the State Legislature or United States Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, the Legislature or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal State or Federal contract, the making of any federal State or Federal grant, the making of any federal State or Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal State or Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. (2) If any funds other than federal Federally appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal Federal agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an any employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreementAgreement, the undersigned Contractor shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL LLL, “Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,Form to Report Lobbying” in accordance with its instructions. b. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this Agreement was entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this Agreement, Agreement imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000, 10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. c. The Contractor also agrees by signing this Agreement that it he or she shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower-lower tier subcontracts, which exceed $100,000 100,000, and that all such subrecipients sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.