Form 4040-0013 Certification Regarding Lobbying

OMB Number: 4040-0013
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
Certification for Contracts. Grants, Loans. and Cooperative Agreements
The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief. that:
(1) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any
person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency. a Member of
Congress. an officer or employee of Congress. or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with
the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the
entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension. continuation, renewal, amendment. or
modification of any Federal contract. grant. loan. or cooperative agreement.
(2) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting 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 this Federal
contract, grant, loan. or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard
Form-LLL. "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities." in accordance with its instructions.
(3) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents
for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants. and contracts under grants. loans. and
cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification
is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or
entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction
imposed by section 1352. title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be
subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10.000 and not more than $100.000 for each such failure.
Statement for Loan Guarantees and Loan Insurance
The undersigned states. to the best or his or her knowledge and belief, that:
If any funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer
or employee of any agency, a Member or Congress. an officer or employee of Congress. or an employee of
a Member or Congress in connection with this commitment providing for the United States to insure or
guarantee a loan, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL. "Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities," in accordance with its instructions. Submission of this statement is a prerequisite for making or
entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31. U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the
required statement shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000
for each such failure.

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