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k. If the Subrecipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this Agreement, they must use the interest earned or other proceeds of these investments only to cover expenditures incurred in accordance with section 601(d) of the Social Security Act and the Guidance on eligible expenses. If a government deposits CRF payments in a government's general account, it may use those funds to meet immediate cash management needs provided that the full amount of the payment is used to cover necessary expenditures. Fund payments are not subject to the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, as amended. The State of Florida will not intentionally award publicly -funded contracts to any contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained in 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a(e) [Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA")]. The Recipient shall consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by the Subrecipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A(e) of the INA will be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by the Recipient. I. The Subrecipient is subject to Florida's Government in the Sunshine Law (Section 286.011, Florida Statutes) with respect to the meetings of the Subrecipient's governing board or the meetings of any subcommittee making recommendations to the governing board. All of these meetings must be publicly noticed, open to the public, and the minutes of all the meetings will be public records, available to the public in accordance with Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. m. All expenditures of state or federal financial assistance must be in compliance with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to expenditures of State funds, including but not limited to, the Reference Guide for State Expenditures. n. This Agreement may be charged only with allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the period of agreement. o. Any balances of unobligated cash that have been advanced or paid that are not authorized to be retained for direct program costs in a subsequent period must be refunded to the Recipient. p. If the purchase of the asset was consistent with the limitations on the eligible use of funds provided by section 601(d) of the Social Security Act, the Subrecipient may retain the asset. If such assets are disposed of prior to December 30, 2020, the proceeds would be subject to the restrictions on the eligible use of payments from the Fund provided by section 601(d) of the Social Security Act. (21) LOBBYING PROHIBTION a. Section 216.347, Florida Statutes, prohibits "any disbursement of grants and aids appropriations pursuant to a contract or grant to any person or organization unless the terms of the grant or contract prohibit the expenditure of funds for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch, or a state agency." b. No funds or other resources received from the Recipient under this Agreement may be used directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any state agency. c. 2 C.F.R. §200.450 prohibits reimbursement for costs associated with certain lobbying activities. d. Section 216.347, Florida Statutes, prohibits "any disbursement of grants and aids appropriations pursuant to a contract or grant to any person or organization unless the terms of the grant or contract prohibit the expenditure of funds for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch, or a state agency." e. No funds or other resources received from the Recipient under this Agreement may be used directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any state agency. i. The Subrecipient certifies, by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief: ii. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the Subrecipient, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the