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J. The Division reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement if the Recipient <br />refuses to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters or other material subject to the provisions <br />of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, which the Recipient created or received under this Agreement. <br />K. If the Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this <br />Agreement, any interest income shall either be returned to the Division or be applied against the <br />Division's obligation to pay the contract amount. <br />L. The State of Florida will not intentionally award publicly -funded contracts to any <br />contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment <br />provisions contained in 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a(e) [Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act <br />("INA")]. The Division shall consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation <br />of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by the Recipient of the employment provisions contained in <br />Section 274A(e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by the Division. <br />M. 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 />22. LOBBYING PROHIBITION <br />A. Section 216.347, Florida Statutes, prohibits "any disbursement of grants and aids <br />appropriations pursuant to a contract or grant to any person or organization unless the terms of the grant <br />or contract prohibit the expenditure of funds for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial <br />branch, or a state agency." <br />B. 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 />23. COPYRIGHT, PATENT AND TRADEMARK <br />A. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BELOW, ANY AND ALL PATENT RIGHTS ACCRUING <br />UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY <br />RESERVED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN <br />CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED <br />BY THE RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. <br />B. If the Recipient has a pre-existing patent or copyright, the Recipient shall retain all <br />rights and entitlements to that pre-existing patent or copyright unless the Agreement provides otherwise. <br />C. If any discovery or invention is developed in the course of or as a result of work or <br />- services performed under this Agreement, or in any way connected with it, the Recipient shall refer the <br />discovery or invention to the Division for a determination whether the State of Florida will seek patent <br />protection in its name. Any patent rights accruing under or in connection with the performance of this <br />Agreement are reserved to the State of Florida. If any books, manuals, films, or other copyrightable <br />18 <br />165 <br />