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A TRUE COPY
<br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE
<br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK
<br />d. The following provides a Byrd Anti -Lobbying contract clause:
<br />Byrd Anti -Lobbying Amendment, 31 U.S.C. � 1352 (as amended)
<br />Contractors who apply or bid for an award of $100,000 or more shall file the required
<br />certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has not used Federal
<br />appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence
<br />an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of
<br />Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal
<br />contract, grant, or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose
<br />any lobbying with non -Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal
<br />award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the recipient."
<br />APPENDIX A. 44 C.F.R. PART 18 — CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
<br />Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative Agreements (To be
<br />submitted with each bid or offer exceeding $100,000) The undersigned
<br />[Contractor] certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge, that:
<br />1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the
<br />undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee
<br />of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee
<br />of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making
<br />of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative
<br />agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any
<br />Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br />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
<br />Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement,
<br />the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form- LLL, "Disclosure Form to
<br />Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
<br />3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
<br />award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and
<br />contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall
<br />certify and disclose accordingly.
<br />This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when
<br />this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite
<br />for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31, U.S.C. § 1352 (as amended by
<br />the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995). Any person who fails to file the required certification
<br />shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for
<br />each such failure.
<br />The Contractor, certifies or affirms the truthfulness and
<br />accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the
<br />Contractor understands and agrees that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. § 3801 et seq., apply
<br />to this certification and disclosure, if any.
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