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extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal
<br />contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement.
<br />iii. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid
<br />to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
<br />any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an
<br />employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant,
<br />loan or cooperative agreement, the Subrecipient must complete and submit
<br />Standard Form -LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities."
<br />iv. The Subrecipient must require that this certification be included in the award
<br />documents for all subawards (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts
<br />under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all Subrecipient s shall
<br />certify and disclose.
<br />v. 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
<br />certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed
<br />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
<br />than $100,000 for each such failure.
<br />(22) LEGAL AUTHORIZATION
<br />The Subrecipient certifies that it has the legal authority to receive the funds under this
<br />Agreement and that its governing body has authorized the execution and acceptance of this
<br />Agreement. The Subrecipient also certifies that the undersigned person has the authority to
<br />legally execute and bind the Subrecipient to the terms of this Agreement.
<br />(23) ASSURANCES
<br />The Subrecipient must comply with any Statement of Assurances incorporated as Attachment
<br />C.
<br />(24) EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
<br />a. In accordance with 41 C.F.R. §60-1.4(b), the Subrecipient hereby agrees that it will
<br />incorporate or cause to be incorporated into any contract for construction work, or
<br />modification thereof, as defined in the regulations of the Secretary of Labor at 41 CFR
<br />Chapter 60, which is paid for in whole or in part with funds obtained from the Federal
<br />Government or borrowed on the credit of the Federal Government pursuant to a grant,
<br />contract, loan, insurance, or guarantee, or undertaken pursuant to any Federal program
<br />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 />The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
<br />because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
<br />The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that
<br />employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex,
<br />sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Such action shall include, but not be
<br />limited to the following:
<br />i. Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
<br />advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation;
<br />and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to
<br />post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for
<br />employment, notices to be provided setting forth the provisions of this
<br />nondiscrimination clause.
<br />ii. The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by
<br />or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive
<br />considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
<br />orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
<br />iii. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any
<br />employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has
<br />inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or
<br />applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply to
<br />instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation
<br />information of other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's
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