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employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of
<br />a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any
<br />Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the
<br />extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or
<br />cooperative 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 Sub -Recipient shall
<br />complete and submit Standard Form -LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities."
<br />(3) The Sub -Recipient shall require that this certification be included in the
<br />award documents for all subawards (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants,
<br />loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all Sub -Recipients shall certify and disclose.
<br />(4) 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 prerequisite
<br />for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person
<br />who 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 />(24)EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
<br />L. In accordance with 41 C.F.R. §60-1.4(b), the Sub -Recipient hereby agrees that it will
<br />incorporate or cause to be incorporated into any contract for construction work, or modification thereof, as
<br />defined in the regulations of the Secretary of Labor at 41 CFR Chapter 60, which is paid for in whole or in
<br />part with funds obtained from the Federal Government or borrowed on the credit of the Federal
<br />Government pursuant to a grant, contract, loan insurance, or guarantee, or undertaken pursuant to any
<br />Federal program involving such grant, contract, loan, insurance, or guarantee, the following equal
<br />opportunity clause:
<br />During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
<br />i. The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or
<br />applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or
<br />national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that
<br />applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during
<br />employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national
<br />origin. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following:
<br />employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
<br />advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of
<br />compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The
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