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public transactions (federal, state or local) terminated for cause of default.
<br />Where the Subrecipient is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification,
<br />such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this agreement.
<br />i). Lobbying Restrictions: By signing this subgrant agreement, the Subrecipient hereby assures
<br />and certifies to the lobbying restrictions in 2 CFR Section 200,450 and in 29 CFR Part 93.
<br />(1). No federal appropriated funds have been paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any
<br />person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a
<br />Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
<br />Member of Congress, in connection with this federal contract, grant loan, or cooperative
<br />agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any
<br />federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />(2). If any funds other than federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person
<br />for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a
<br />Member of Congress, and officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a
<br />Member of Congress, in connection with this subgrant agreement, the undersigned shall
<br />complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying" in accordance
<br />with its instructions.
<br />(3). The undersigned shall require that the language of the lobbying restrictions be included
<br />in the award documents for subgrant agreement transactions over $100,000 (per OMB)
<br />at all tiers (including subgrant agreements, contracts and subcontracts, under grants,
<br />loan, or cooperative agreements), and that all Subrecipients shall certify and
<br />disclose accordingly.
<br />(4). This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance is placed
<br />when this transaction is executed. Submission of the Lobbying Certification is a
<br />prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by 31 U.S.C.
<br />Section 1352, Any person who fails to file the required
<br />certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not
<br />more than $100,000 for each failure.
<br />j). Priority Hiring Considerations: If this subgrant includes services in excess of
<br />$200,000, the Subrecipient shall give priority consideration in filling vacancies in
<br />positions funded by the subgrant to qualified recipients pursuant to California Public
<br />Contract Code Section 10353.
<br />k). Sweatfree Code of Conduct:
<br />1). All Subrecipients contracting for the procurement or laundering of apparel,
<br />garments or corresponding accessories, or the procurement of equipment, materials,
<br />or supplies, other than procurement related to a public works contract, declare under penalty
<br />of perjury that no apparel, garments or corresponding accessories, equipment, or supplies
<br />furnished to the state pursuant to the contract have been laundered or produced in whole or
<br />in part by sweatshop labor, forced labor, convict labor, indentured labor under penal
<br />sanction, abusive forms of child labor or exploitation of children in sweatshop labor,
<br />or with the benefit of sweatshop labor, forced labor, convict labor, indentured labor
<br />under penal sanction, abusive forms of child labor or exploitation of children in
<br />sweatshop labor. The Subrecipient further declares under penalty of perjury that they
<br />adhere to the Sweatfree Code of Conduct as set forth on the California Department
<br />of Industrial Relations website located at www.dir.ca.gov, and California Public
<br />Contract Code Section 6108.
<br />2). The Subrecipient agrees to cooperate fully in providing reasonable access to the
<br />Subrecipient's records, documents, agents or employees, or premises if reasonably
<br />required by authorized officials of the Pass -through Entity, the California Department
<br />of Industrial Relations, or the Department of Justice to determine the Subrecipient's
<br />compliance with the requirements of the Sweatfree Code of Conduct.
<br />1). Unenforceable Provision: In the event that any provision of this subgrant agreement is
<br />unenforceable or held to be unenforceable, then the parties agree that all other provisions
<br />of this subgrant agreement have force and effect and shall not be affected hereby.
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