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<br />By signing this ASSURANCE, the State highway safety agency also agrees to comply (and require any sub-recipients,
<br />sub-grantees, contractors, successors, transferees, and/or assignees to comply) with all applicable provisions governing
<br />NHTSA's access to records, accounts, documents, information, facilities, and staff. You also recognize that you must
<br />comply with any program or compliance reviews, and/or complaint investigations conducted by NHTSA. You must keep
<br />records, reports, and submit the material for review upon request to NHTSA, or its designee in a timely, complete, and
<br />accurate way. Additionally, you must comply with all other reporting, data collection, and evaluation requirements, as
<br />prescribed by law or detailed in program guidance.
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<br />The State highway safety agency gives this ASSURANCE in consideration of and for obtaining any Federal grants, loans,
<br />contracts, agreements, property, and/or discounts, or other Federal-aid and Federal financial assistance extended after the
<br />date hereof to the recipients by the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Highway Sa fety Grant Program. This
<br />ASSURANCE is binding on the State highway safety agency, other recipients, sub -recipients, sub-grantees, contractors,
<br />subcontractors and their subcontractors', transferees, successors in interest, and any other participants in the Highway
<br />Safety Grant Program. The person(s) signing below is/are authorized to sign this ASSURANCE on behalf of the Recipient.
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<br />THE DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE ACT OF 1988 (41 U.S.C. 8103)
<br />The Subgrantee will provide a drug-free workplace by:
<br />a. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing,
<br />possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace, and specifying the
<br />actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition;
<br />b. Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about:
<br />1. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
<br />2. The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
<br />3. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs;
<br />4. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug violations occurring in the workplace;
<br />5. Making it a requirement that each employee engaged in the performance of the grant be given a
<br />copy of the statement required by paragraph (a);
<br />c. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under
<br />the grant, the employee will—
<br />1. Abide by the terms of the statement;
<br />2. Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the
<br />workplace no later than five days after such conviction;
<br />d. Notifying the agency within ten days after receiving notice under subparagraph (c)(2) from an employee or
<br />otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction;
<br />e. Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph (c)(2),
<br />with respect to any employee who is so convicted—
<br />1. Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including
<br />termination;
<br />2. Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation
<br />program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other
<br />appropriate agency;
<br />f. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through implementation of all
<br />of the paragraphs above.
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<br />POLITICAL ACTIVITY (HATCH ACT)
<br />(applies to all subrecipients as well as States)
<br />The State will comply with provisions of the Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. 1501-1508), which limits the political activities of
<br />employees whose principal employment activities are funded in whole or in part with Federal funds.
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<br />CERTIFICATION REGARDING FEDERAL LOBBYING
<br />(applies to all subrecipients as well as States)
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<br />CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS, LOANS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
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<br />The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
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<br />1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any
<br />person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress,
<br />an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding
<br />of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of
<br />any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any
<br />Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement;
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