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Article III - Lobbying Prohibitions None of the funds provided under an award may be expended by the recipient to pay any person to influence, or attempt 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 any Federal action concerning the award or renewal of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. These lobbying prohibitions can be found at 31 U.S.C. §1352. Article IV - Acknowledgement of Federal Fundine from DHS All recipients of financial assistance must comply with requirements to aelmowledge Federal funding when issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid invitations, and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal funds. Article V - Copyright All recipients of financial assistance will comply with requirements that publications or other exercise of copyright for any work. first produced tinder Federal financial assistance awards hereto related unless the work includes any information that is otherwise controlled by the Government (e.g., classified information or other information subject to national security or export control laws or regulations). For any scientific, technical, or other copyright work based on or containing data first produced under this award, including those works published in academic, technical or professional journals, symposia proceedings, or similar works, the recipient grants the Government a royalty -free, nonexclusive and irrevocable license to reproduce, display, distribute copies, perform, disseminate, or prepare derivative works, and to authorize others to do so, for Government ptu-poses in all such copyrighted works. The recipient must affix the applicable copyright notices of 17 U.S.C. § 401 or 402 and an acknowledgement of Government sponsorship (including award number) to any work lust produced under an award. Article VI - Use of DIIS Seal, Logo and Flags All recipients of financial assistance must obtain DHS's approval prior to using the DHS seal(s), logos, crests or reproductions of flags or likenesses of DHS agency officials, including use of the United States Coast Guard seal, logo, crests or reproductions of flags or likenesses of Coast Guard officials. Article V1I - Activities Conducted Abroad All recipients of financial assistance will comply with the requirements, and must ensure, that project activities carried on outside the United States are coordinated as necessary with appropriate government authorities and that appropriate licenses, permits, or approvals are obtained. Article VIII - Fly America Act of 1974 All recipients of financial assistance must comply with the requirements of the Preference for U.S. Flag Air Carriers: Travel supported by U.S. Government funds requirement, which states preference for the use of U.S. flag air carriers (air carriers holding certificates under 49 LT. S.C. § 41102) for international air transportation of people and property to the extent that such service is available, in accordance with the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. § 40118) and the interpretative guidelines issued by the Comptroller General of the United States in the March 31, 1981, amendment to Comptroller General Decision B138942. Article IX - GPD - Drug -Free Workplace Regulations All recipients of financial assistance must comply with the requirements of the Drug -Free Workplace Act of 1988 (412 U.S.C. § 701 et seq,), which requires that all organizations receiving grants from any Federal agency agree to maintain a drug -free workplace. The recipient must notify the awarding office if an employee of the recipient is convicted of violating a criminal drug statute. Failure to comply with these requirements may be cause for debarment. These regulations are codified at 2 CFR 3001. Initials 55A -82