Byrd_Anti-LobbyingCertification.pdf

The document is a Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment Certification form for a federal contract or grant application, applicable to 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 an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, or congressional staff in connection with the awarding of a federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

The certification mandates disclosure if non-federal funds have been or will be paid for lobbying purposes, with potential civil penalties of $10,000 to $100,000 for failure to comply. The document requires the language of this certification to be included in all award documents, subcontracts, subgrants, and cooperative agreements. The form must be completed and submitted with either a declaration that no non-federal funds will be used for lobbying or an attached Standard Form LLL detailing the use of non-federal funds for lobbying activities.