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(o) All expenditures of state financial assistance shall be in compliance with the laws , <br /> rules and regulations applicable to expenditures of State funds , including but not limited to , the Reference <br /> Guide for State Expenditures . <br /> ( p) The Agreement may be charged only with allowable costs resulting from obligations <br /> incurred during the term of the Agreement . <br /> ( q ) Any balances of unobligated cash that have been advanced or paid that are not <br /> authorized to be retained for direct program costs in a subsequent period must be refunded to the State . <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 Legislature or <br /> any state agency . <br /> ( b) The Recipient certifies , by its signature to this Agreement , that to the best of his or <br /> her knowledge and belief: <br /> 1 . No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid , by or on behalf <br /> of the Recipient , 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 Member of <br /> Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract , the making of any Federal grant , the <br /> making of any Federal loan , the entering into of any cooperative agreement , and the extension , <br /> continuation , renewal , amendment or modification of any Federal contract , grant , loan or cooperative <br /> agreement . <br /> 2 . If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be <br /> paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency , a <br /> Member of 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 Recipient shall complete <br /> and submit Standard Form - LLL , " Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying . " <br /> 3 . The Recipient shall require that this certification be included in the award <br /> documents for all subawards ( including subcontracts , subgrants , and contracts under grants , loans , and <br /> cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose . <br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed <br /> when this transaction was made or entered into . Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for <br /> making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352 , Title 31 , U . S . Code . Any person who <br /> fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $ 10 , 000 and not <br /> more than $ 100 , 000 for each such failure . <br /> 14 <br />