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(20) LOBBYING PROHIBITION <br /> (a) No funds or other resources received from the Division under this Agreement may be used <br /> directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any state <br /> agency. <br /> (b) The Recipient certifies,by its signature to this Agreement,that to the best of his or her <br /> knowledge and belief: <br /> 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid,by or on behalf of the <br /> Recipient,to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency,a Member <br /> of Congress,an officer or employee of Congress,or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the <br /> awarding of any Federal contract,the making of any Federal grant,the making of any Federal loan,the entering into <br /> of any cooperative 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 will be paid to <br /> any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, <br /> an officer or employee of Congress,or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal <br /> contract,grant, loan or cooperative agreement,the Recipient shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, <br /> "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities." <br /> 3. The Recipient shall require that this certification be included in the award documents <br /> for all subawards(including subcontracts,subgrants,and contracts under grants, loans,and cooperative agreements) <br /> and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose. <br /> This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this <br /> transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into <br /> this transaction imposed by Section 1352,Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required <br /> certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than$10,000 and not more than$100,000 for each such <br /> 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 FLORIDA. <br /> ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE <br /> PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE RECIPIENT TO <br /> THE STATE OF FLORIDA. <br /> (a) If the Recipient has a pre-existing patent or copyright,the Recipient shall retain all rights and <br /> entitlements to that pre-existing patent or copyright unless the Agreement provides otherwise. <br /> (b) If any discovery or invention is developed in the course of or as a result of work or services <br /> performed under this Agreement, or in any way connected with it,the Recipient shall refer the discovery or <br /> invention to the Division for a determination whether the State of Florida will seek patent protection in its name. <br /> 12 <br /> 119 <br />