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(f) If the Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this <br /> Agreement, any interest income shall either be returned to the Department or be applied against the <br /> Department's obligation to pay the contract amount. <br /> (g) The State of Florida will not intentionally award publicly-funded contracts to any <br /> contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers , constituting a violation of the employment <br /> provisions contained in 8 U . S . C . Section 1324a (e) [Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act <br /> (AINA@)] . The Department shall consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a <br /> violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by the Recipient of the employment provisions <br /> contained in Section 274A(e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by <br /> the Department. <br /> (18) LOBBYING PROHIBITION . <br /> (a) No funds or other resources received from the Department in connection with this <br /> Agreement may be used directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the <br /> Florida Legislature or any state agency . <br /> (b) The Recipient certifies , by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of his or <br /> her knowledge and belief: <br /> 1 . No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid , by or on behalf <br /> of the undersigned , to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any <br /> agency , a Member of Congress , an officer or employee of Congress , or an employee of a Member of <br /> Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the <br /> making of any Federal loan , the entering into of any cooperative agreement , and the extension , <br /> continuation , renewal , amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative <br /> agreement. <br /> 2 . If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be <br /> paid to any 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 of Congress in <br /> connection with this Federal contract , grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall <br /> 16 <br />