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XII. CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF CONTRACT FUNDS FOR LOBBYING (Applicable to all Federal -aid construction Contracts and to all related subcontracts which exceed $ 100 ) 000 - 49 CFR 20) 1 . The prospective participant certifies , by signing and submitting this bid or proposal , to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that : a. No 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. b . If any finds 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 Fonn-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions . 2 . This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into . Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31 U . S . C . 1352 . 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 . 3 . The prospective participant also agrees by submitting his or her bid or proposal that he or she shall require that the language of this certification be included in all lower tier subcontracts , which exceed $ 100 , 000 and that all such recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.