[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR604.605]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                 CHAPTER VI--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 

PART 604_NEW RESTRICTIONS ON LOBBYING--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart F_Agency Reports

 

Sec. 604.605  Inspector General report.



    (a) The Inspector General, or other official as specified in 

paragraph (b) of this section, of each agency shall prepare and submit 

to Congress each year, commencing with submission of the President's 

Budget in 1991, an evaluation of the compliance of that agency with, and 

the effectiveness of, the requirements herein. The evaluation may 

include any recommended changes that may be necessary to strengthen or 

improve the requirements.

    (b) In the case of an agency that does not have an Inspector 

General, the agency official comparable to an Inspector General shall 

prepare and submit the annual report, or, if there is no such comparable 

official, the head of the agency shall prepare and submit the annual 

report.

    (c) The annual report shall be submitted at the same time the agency 

submits its annual budget justifications to Congress.

    (d) The annual report shall include the following: All alleged 

violations relating to the agency's covered Federal actions during the 

year covered by the report, the actions taken by the head of the agency 

in the year covered by the report with respect to those alleged 

violations and alleged violations in previous years, and the amounts of 

civil penalties imposed by the agency in the year covered by the report.



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        Appendix A to Part 604--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 Form to Report Lobbying,'' 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 of 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 of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an 

employee of a Member of 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 

Form to Report Lobbying,'' 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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