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comply with applicable provisions governing Cal OES access to records, accounts, documents, information,
<br />facilities, and staff; (b) Recipients must cooperate with any site visit, compliance /monitoring review or
<br />complaint investigation conducted by Cal OES; (c) Recipients must give Cal OES access to and the right to
<br />examine and copy records, accounts, and other documents and sources of information related to the grant and
<br />permit access to facilities, personnel, and other individuals and information as may be necessary, as required
<br />by Cal OES regulations and other applicable laws or program guidance; (d) Recipients must submit timely,
<br />complete, and accurate reports to the appropriate Cal OES officials and maintain appropriate backup
<br />documentation to support the reports; and (e) Recipients must comply with all other special reporting, data
<br />collection, and evaluation requirements, as prescribed by law or detailed in the program guidance.
<br />26. Will comply with the EMPG- Funded Personnel Training and Exercise Requirement. All recipients of
<br />financial assistance must acknowledge and agree —and require any subrecipients, to acknowledge and
<br />agree —to comply with the EMPG - funded personnel training and exercise requirement, as detailed in both the
<br />Federal and State program guidance. Failure to comply with this requirement, by individuals whose salary is
<br />funded, in part or whole with EMPG, may result in the incurred salary costs associated with the non-
<br />compliant EMPG - funded personnel from being eligible for reimbursement and/or result in the subrecipient's
<br />repayment of already disbursed grant funding associated with the non - compliant EMPG - funded personnel's
<br />salary - related costs.
<br />CERTIFICATIONS
<br />1. CERTIFICATION FOR CONTRACTS, GRANTS, LOANS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS:
<br />The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
<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 an agency, a Member of Congress,
<br />an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the
<br />awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the
<br />entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
<br />modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. See Article III.
<br />(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing
<br />or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or
<br />employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract,
<br />grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form -LLL,
<br />"Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions.
<br />(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all
<br />subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements)
<br />and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation
<br />of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this
<br />certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31,
<br />U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less
<br />than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
<br />Initials
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