Appendix A to Part 1168 - Certification Regarding Lobbying
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Appendix A to Part 1168 - Certification Regarding Lobbying
Certification for Contracts, Grants, Loans, and Cooperative
Agreements
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge
and belief, that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be
paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an
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 extension, continuation, renewal,
amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been
paid or will be paid 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 this Federal contract, grant,
loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and
submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in
accordance with its instructions.
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this
certification be included in the award documents for all subawards
at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts
under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all
subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon
which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered
into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title
31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required
certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than
$20,489 and not more than $204,892 for each such failure.
Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance
The undersigned states, to the best of his or her knowledge and
belief, that:
If any funds have been paid or will be paid 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
this commitment providing for the United States to insure or
guarantee a loan, the undersigned shall complete and submit
Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in
accordance with its instructions.
Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,
U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required statement
shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $20,489 and
not more than $204,892 for each such failure.
Annual Adjustments for Inflation
The penalty amounts listed in this appendix will be adjusted
annually for inflation. NEH will publish a document in the Federal
Register containing the new penalty amounts no later than January
15 of each year.
[55 FR 6737, 6755, Feb. 26, 1990, as amended at 85 FR 22028, Apr.
21, 2020]