Certificate_Regarding_Lobbying_USDA.pdf
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This is a Certification Regarding Lobbying form required by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for federal contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements related to the Food Service Sanitation Program administered by Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) in Florida. The certification confirms that no federal appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence congressional officers or employees in connection with the awarding of this federal contract. The document requires signature by both an authorized Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the grantee organization and must be completed for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
The certification establishes mandatory compliance requirements whereby the undersigned certifies knowledge and belief regarding lobbying activities and commits to including identical certification language in all sub-awards and sub-contracts at all tiers. Any person failing to file the required certification is subject to civil penalties ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 per violation. Additionally, if non-federal funds are used for lobbying activities, Standard Form-LLL must be completed and submitted in accordance with specified instructions. This certification serves as a material representation of fact and is a prerequisite imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code for entering into the transaction.
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS, 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 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 sub-awards at all tiers (including sub-contracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all sub-recipients 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 $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
By Date:
Signature of Official (Executive Director) Authorized to Sign Application
By Date:
Signature of Official (Chief Financial Officer) Authorized to Sign Application
For:
Name of Grantee (Sponsor Name)
Title of Grant Program (NSLP or SFSP)
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