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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance PROIECTWWRER 2019 DI BX-0820 AWARD CONTINUATION SHEET PAGE 13 OF 23 Grant AWARD DATE 11/162018 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 42. Noninterference (within the funded "program or activity") with federal law enforcement 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644; ongoing compliance 1. With respect to the "program or activity" funded in whole or part under this award (including any such program or activity of any subrecipient at any tier), throughout the period of performance, no State or local government entity, - agency, or -official may prohibit or in any way restrict-- (1) any government entity or official from sending or receiving information regarding citizenship or immigration status as described in 8 U.S.C. 1373(a); or (2) a government entity or -agency from sending, requesting or receiving, maintaining, or exchanging information regarding immigration status as described in either 8 U.S.C. 1373(b) or 1644. Any prohibition (or restriction) that violates this condition is an "information -communication restriction" under this award. 2. Certifications from subreeipients. The recipient may not make a subaward to a State, a local government, or a "public" institution of higher education, unless it first obtains a certification of compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644, properly executed by the chief legal officer of the government or educational institution that would receive the subaward, using the appropriate form available at https://ojp.gov/funding/ExploralSampleCertifications-8USC1373.htm. Also, the recipient most require that no subrecipient (at any tier) may make a further subaward to a State, a local government, or a public institution of higher education, unless it first obtains a certification of compliance with 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644, properly executed by the chief legal officer of the government or institution that would receive the farther subaward, using the appropriate OJP form. 3. The recipients monitoring responsibilities include monitoring of subrecipient compliance with the requirements of this condition. 4. Allowable costs. Compliance with these requirements is an authorized and priority purpose of this award. To the extent that such costs are not reimbursed under any other federal program, award funds may be obligated for the reasonable, necessary, and allocable costs (if any) that the recipient, or any subrecipient at any tier that is a State, a local government, or a public institution of bigher education, incurs to implement this condition. 5. Rules of Construction A. For purposes of this condition (1) "State" and "local government" include any agency or other entity thereof, but not any institution of higher education or any Indian tribe. (2) A "public" institution of higher education is defined as one that is owned, controlled, or directly funded (in whole or in substantial part) by a State or local government. (Such a public institution is considered to be a "government entity," and its officials to be "government officials.") (3) "Program or activity" means what it means under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (see 42 U.S.C. 2000d-4a) (4) "Immigration status" means what it means under 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 8 U.S.C. 1644; and terns that are defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101 mean what they mean under that section 1101, except that "State" also includes American Samoa. (5) Pursuant to the provisions set out at (or referenced in) 8 U.S.C. 1551 note ("Abolition ... and Transfer of Fmrcfions"), references to the "Immigration and Naturalization Service" in 8 U.S.C. 1373 and 1644 are to be read as references to particular components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). B. Nothing in this condition shall be understood to authorize or require any recipient, any subrecipient at any tier, any State or local government, any public institution of higher education, or any other entity (or individual) to violate any federal law, including any applicable civil rights or nondiscrimination law. IMPORTANT NOTE: Any questions about the meaning or scope of this condition should be directed to OJP, before OR FORM 40002 (REV. 4-88) 20A-58