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4. The following is added to Article 7 – Contractor's Representations:
<br />J. Contractor is registered with and will use the Department of Homeland Security's E -Verify system
<br />(www.e-veri ov) to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees for the duration
<br />of this agreement, as required by Section 448.095, F.S. Contractor is also responsible for obtaining
<br />proof of E -Verify registration and utilization for all subcontractors.
<br />4. Article 10 - Federal Clauses is modified as follows:
<br />A. Equal Employment Opportunity. During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as
<br />follows:
<br />(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment
<br />because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to
<br />ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without regard
<br />to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Such action shall
<br />include, but not be limited to the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment
<br />or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and
<br />selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places,
<br />available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided setting forth the
<br />provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
<br />(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on
<br />behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment
<br />without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
<br />R. Prohibition on Contracting for Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services:
<br />(a) Definitions. As used in this clause, the terms backhaul,• covered foreign country covered
<br />telecommunications equipment or services: interconnection arrangements,• roaming,• substantial or
<br />essential component, and telecommunications equipment or services have the meaning as defined in
<br />FEMA Policy 405-143-1, Prohibitions on Expending FEMA Award Funds for Covered
<br />Telecommunications Equipment or Services (Interim), as used in this clause—
<br />(b) Prohibitions.
<br />(1) Section 889(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
<br />Pub. L. No. 115-232, and 2 C.F.R. & 200.216 prohibit the head of an executive agency on or after
<br />Aug. 13, 2020 from obligating or expending grant cooperative agreement, loanor loan guarantee
<br />funds on certain telecommunications products or from certain entities for national security reasons
<br />(2) Unless an exception in paragraph (c) of this clause applies the contractor and its subcontractors may
<br />not use Qrant, cooperative agreement, loan, or loan guarantee funds from the Federal Emergency
<br />Management Agency to:
<br />(i) Procure or obtain any equipment, system or service that uses covered telecommunications
<br />equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system or as critical technology
<br />of M system-,
<br />(ii) Enter into, extend, or renew a contract to procure or obtain anyequipment system or service that
<br />uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of
<br />any system, or as critical technology of ansystem,
<br />(iii) Enter into, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use covered telecommunications equipment
<br />or services as a substantial or essential component of any system or as critical technology as part of
<br />any system, or
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