Byrd_Anti-LobbyingCertification.pdf

This document is a Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment Certification form intended for use with bids or offers exceeding $100,000. The certification requires the undersigned to affirm that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence the awarding of a federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement involving a Member of Congress, an officer, or employee of an agency.

The form mandates that if any non-federal funds have been or will be paid to any person for influencing a federal transaction, the undersigned must complete and submit a Standard Form - LLL "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying" in accordance with its instructions. The certification is considered a material representation of fact, and any person who fails to file the required certification may be subject to a civil penalty between $10,000 and $100,000 for each such failure, as specified in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.