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F. Prohibition of Assistance for Religious Activities and/or Organizations. None of the funds,
<br />materials, property or services provided under this Contract may be used to promote religious
<br />activities or to assist religious organizations in promoting secular activities unless specifically
<br />allowed under 24 CFR 576.406.
<br />G. Lobbing Prohibited. None of the funds provided under this Contract shall be used for publicity or
<br />propaganda purposes designed to defeat or support legislation pending before Congress.
<br />15. CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING: The undersigned representative of the Agency
<br />certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
<br />A. No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned,
<br />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 any employee of a Member of
<br />Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal loan,
<br />the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal,
<br />amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />B. If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
<br />influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of
<br />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
<br />representative of the Agency shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to
<br />Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
<br />C. The undersigned representative of the Agency shall require that the language of this certification be
<br />included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants,
<br />agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
<br />D. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
<br />transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making
<br />or entering into this transaction imposed by 31 U.S.C. 1352. Any person who fails to file the
<br />required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than
<br />$100,000 for each such failure.
<br />16. CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT. SUSPENSION,_ INELIGIBILITY AND
<br />VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS. A person who is
<br />barred or suspended shall be excluded from federal financial and nonfinancial assistance and benefits
<br />under federal programs and activities. The undersigned representative of the Agency certifies, to the
<br />best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
<br />A. Neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared
<br />ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this contract, and
<br />B. It will include the following clause without modification, in all proposals, agreements, contracts,
<br />proposals, or other lower tier covered transactions:
<br />Certification Reardin Debarrraent, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary
<br />Exclusion Lower Tier Covered Transaction: (I) The prospective lower tier
<br />participant certifies , by Submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its
<br />principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared
<br />ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any
<br />Federal department or agency. (2) Where the prospective loiver tier participant is
<br />unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification, such prospective
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