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its lower tier covered transactions. <br />4. Byrd Anti -Lobbying Amendment <br />Contractors who apply or bid for an award of more than $100,000 shall file the <br />required certification. Each tier certifies to the tier above that it will not and has <br />not used federally appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for <br />influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a <br />Member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a <br />Member of Congress in connection with obtaining any federal contract, grant, <br />or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. § 1352. Each tier shall also disclose <br />any lobbying with non-federal funds that takes place in connection with <br />obtaining any federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up <br />to the recipient who in turn will forward the certification(s) to the federal <br />awarding agency. <br />5. Noncompliance <br />SUB -RECIPIENT understands that failure to comply with any of the above <br />assurances may result in suspension, termination or reduction of grant funds, <br />and repayment by SUB -RECIPIENT to CITY of any unlawful expenditures. <br />§413. Federal, State and Local Taxes <br />Federal, State and local taxes shall be the responsibility of SUB -RECIPIENT as an <br />independent party and not as a CITY employee. <br />§414. Inventions, Patents and Copyrights <br />A. Reporting Procedure for Inventions <br />If any project produces any invention or discovery (Invention) patentable or <br />otherwise under title 35 of the U.S. Code, including, without limitation, <br />processes and business methods made in the course of work under this <br />Agreement, the SUB -RECIPIENT shall report the fact and disclose the <br />Invention promptly and fully to the CITY. The CITY shall report the fact and <br />disclose the Invention to the Grantor. Unless there is a prior agreement <br />between the CITY and the Grantor, the Grantor shall determine whether to seek <br />protection on the Invention. The Grantor shall determine how the rights in the <br />Invention, including rights under any patent issued thereon, will be allocated <br />and administered in orderto protectthe public interest consistentwith the policy <br />("Policy") embodied in the Federal Acquisition Regulations System, which is <br />based on Ch. 18 of title 35 U.S.C. Sections 200, et seq. (Pub. L. 95-517, Pub. <br />L. 98-620, 37 CFR part 401); Presidential Memorandum on Government Patent <br />Policy to the Heads of the Executive Departments and Agencies, dated <br />2/18/1983); and Executive Order 12591, 4/10/87, 52 FIR 13414, 3 CFR, 1987 <br />Comp., p. 220 (as amended by Executive Order 12618, <br />12/22/87, 52 FIR 48661, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 262). SUB -RECIPIENT hereby <br />agrees to be bound by the Policy, and will contractually require its personnel to <br />be bound by the Policy. <br />26 <br />