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FWC Agreement No. #23230 and the State which results in the suspension or debarment of the Recipient. Such costs shall include but not be limited to salaries of investigators, including overtime; travel and lodging expenses; and expert witness and documentary fees. Section 20. SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY. The Recipient shall maintain the security of any information created under this Agreement that is identified or defined as "confidential" in Attachment A. The Recipient shall not divulge to third Parties any confidential information obtained by the Recipient or its agents, distributors, resellers, subcontractors, officers or employees in the course of performing Agreement work. To ensure confidentiality, the Recipient shall take appropriate steps regarding its personnel, agents, and subcontractors. The warranties of this paragraph shall survive the Agreement. Section 21. RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS. A. Recipient Responsibilities. The Recipient shall maintain accurate books, records, documents and other evidence that sufficiently and properly reflect all direct and indirect costs of any nature expended in the performance of this Agreement, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. B. State Access to Contractor Books, Documents, Papers, and Records. The Recipient shall allow the Commission, the Chief Financial Officer of the State of Florida, the Auditor General of the State of Florida, the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability or authorized representatives of the state or federal government to have access to any of the Recipient's books, documents, papers, and records, including electronic storage media, as they may relate to this Agreement, for the purposes of conducting audits or examinations or making excerpts or transcriptions.. C. Recipient Records Retention. Unless otherwise specified in Attachment A, these records shall be maintained for five (5) fiscal years following the close of this Contract, or the period required for this particular type of project by the General Records Schedules maintained by the Florida Department of State (https://dos.myflorida.com/library- archives/records-mana eg ment/general-records-schedules/), whichever is longer. Recipient shall cooperate with the Commission to facilitate the duplication and transfer of such records upon the Commission's request. D. Recipient Responsibility to Include Records Requirements — Subcontractors. In the event any work is subcontracted under this Agreement, the Recipient shall include the aforementioned audit and record keeping requirements in all subsequent contracts. E. Compliance with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency. Any federal funds awarded under this Agreement must comply with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006. The intent of the FFATA is to empower every American with the ability to hold the government accountable for each spending decision. The result is to reduce wasteful spending in the government. The FFATA legislation requires that information on federal awards (federal financial assistance and expenditures) be made available to the public via a single, searchable website: www.USASpending.gov. Grant recipients awarded a new Federal grant greater than or equal to $25,000.00 awarded on or after October 1, 2010, are subject to the FFATA. The Recipient agrees to provide the Recipient/Subrecipient Agreement Last Revised: 3.20.2023 Page 17 of 29