Ad-3031

OMB Control No. 0505-0025
Expiration Date: 6/30/2022

This form is available electronically.

Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction
or Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants

AD-3031

The following statement is made in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. § 552a, as amended). The authority for requesting the following
information for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies and staff offices is in § 744 and 745 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Pub. L.
116-6 as amended and/or subsequently enacted. The information will be used to confirm applicant status concerning entity conviction of a felony criminal
violation, and/or unpaid Federal tax liability status.
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0505-0025. The time required to
complete this information collection is estimated to average 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. The provisions of appropriate criminal,
civil, fraud, privacy, and other statutes may be applicable to the information provided.

This award is subject to the provisions contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Pub. L. 116-6, Division E, Title
VII, sections § 744 and 745, as amended and/or subsequently enacted for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies and
offices regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies.
Accordingly, by accepting this award the corporation recipient acknowledges: (1) that it does not have a Federal tax
delinquency, meaning that it is not subject to any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and
administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an
agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, and/or (2) that it has not been convicted of a felony
criminal violation under any Federal law within 24 months preceding the award, unless a suspending and debarring official of
the USDA has considered suspension or debarment of the recipient corporation based on these convictions and/or tax
delinquencies and determined that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. If the
recipient fails to comply with these provisions, the agency will annul this agreement and may recover any funds the recipient
has expended in violation of the above cited statutory provisions.

APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE

TITLE/RELATIONSHIP OF THE INDIVIDUAL IF SIGNING IN A
REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY

BUSINESS NAME

DATE SIGNED (MM-DD-YYYY)
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees, and
institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or
incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact
the responsible agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program
information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint
(https://www.ascr.usda.gov/filing-program-discrimination-complaint-usda-customer) and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the
information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442.

REV 04/19