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as required under 41 U . S . C . 10a , unless it would not be in the public interest or unreasonable in <br /> cost . <br /> (20) LOBBYING PROHIBITION <br /> (a) No funds or other resources received from the Division under this Agreement may be <br /> used directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida <br /> Legislature or any state agency . <br /> (b) The Recipient certifies , by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of <br /> his or her knowledge and belief: <br /> 1 . No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid , by or <br /> on behalf of the Recipient , to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or <br /> employee of any agency , a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress , or an <br /> employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract , the <br /> making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan , the entering into of any cooperative <br /> agreement , and the extension , continuation , renewal , amendment or modification of any Federal <br /> contract , grant , loan or cooperative agreement. <br /> 2 . If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or <br /> will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any <br /> agency , a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress , or an employee of a <br /> Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract , grant , loan or cooperative <br /> agreement , the Recipient shall complete and submit Standard Form -LLL , " Disclosure Form to <br /> Report Lobbying . " <br /> 3 . The Recipient shall require that this certification be included in the <br /> award documents for all subawards (including subcontracts , subgrants , and contracts under <br /> grants , loans , and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose . <br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was <br /> placed when this transaction was made or entered into . Submission of this certification is a <br /> prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352 , Title 31 , U . S . <br /> Code . Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of <br /> not less than $ 10 , 000 and not more than $ 100 , 000 for each such failure . <br /> (21 ) COPYRIGHT . PATENT AND TRADEMARK <br /> ANY AND ALL PATENT RIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE <br /> PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY RESERVED TO THE STATE OF <br /> FLORIDA, ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH <br /> THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE <br /> RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. <br /> Page 13 of 36 <br />