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A TRUE COPY <br />CERTIFICATION ON LAST PAGE <br />J.R. SMITH, CLERK <br />the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by <br />the Subrecipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A(e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral <br />cancellation of this Agreement by the Division. <br />I. Section 287.05805, Florida Statutes, requires that any state funds provided for the purchase of <br />or improvements to real property are contingent upon the contractor or political subdivision granting to the state a <br />security interest in the property at least to the amount of state funds provided for at least 5 years from the date of <br />purchase or the completion of the improvements or as further required by law. This provision is only applicable to <br />subrecipients receiving a state cost share. <br />m. The Division may, at its option, terminate the Contract if the Contractor is found to have submitted <br />a false certification as provided under section 287.135(5), F.S., or been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with <br />Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List, or been <br />engaged in business operations in Cuba or Syria, or to have been placed on the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott <br />Israel List or is engaged in a boycott of Israel. <br />(22) LOBBYING PROHIBITION <br />a. 2 C.F.R. §200.450 prohibits reimbursement for costs associated with certain lobbying activities. <br />b. Section 216.347, Florida Statutes, prohibits "any disbursement of grants and aids appropriations <br />pursuant to a contract or grant to any person or organization unless the terms of the grant or contract prohibit the <br />expenditure of funds for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature, the judicial branch, or a state agency." <br />c. No funds or other resources received from the Division under this Agreement may be used <br />directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any State agency. <br />d. The Subrecipient certifies, by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of his or her <br />knowledge and belief: <br />i. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the <br />Subrecipient, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or <br />employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, <br />or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal <br />contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering <br />into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, <br />amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative <br />agreement. <br />ii. 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 <br />of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative <br />agreement, the Subrecipient shall complete and submit Standard Form -LLL, "Disclosure <br />of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions. <br />The Subrecipient shall require that this certification be included in the award documents <br />for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under <br />grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all Subrecipients shall certify and <br />disclose accordingly. <br />16 <br />