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Article XXVIl. Lobbying Prohibitions
All recipients must comply with 31.U.S.C. § 1352, which provides that none of the funds provided under an federal
financial assistance award may be expended by the recipient to pay any person to influence, or atternpt to
influence an officer or employes of any agency, a Member of Cangress, 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.
Article XXVIII. National Environmental Policy Act
All recipients must comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, which requires
recipients to use all practicable means within their authority, and consistent with other essential considerations of
national policy, to create and maintain conditions under which people and nature can exist in productive harmony
and fulfill the social, economic, and other needs of present and future generations of Americans.
Article XXIX. Nondiscrimination in Matters Pertaining to Faith- Based Organizations
it is DHS policy to ensure the equal treatment of faith-based organizations in social service programs
administered or supported by DHS or its component agencies, enabling those organizations to participate in
providing important social services to beneficiaries. All recipients must comply with the equal treatment policies
and requirements contained in 6 C.F.R. Part 19 and other applicable statues, regulations, and guidance
governing the participations of faith-based organizations in individual DHS programs.
Article XXX. Non-supplanting Requirement
All recipients receiving federal financial assistance awards made under programs that prohibit supplanting by
law must ensure that federal funds do not replace (supplant) funds that have been budgeted for the same
purpose through non-federal sources.
Article XXXL. Notice of Funding Opportunity Requirements
All of the instructions, guidance, limitations, and other conditions set forth in the Notice of Funding Opportunity
{NOFO) for this program are incorporated here by reference in the award terms and conditions. Ail recipients
must comply with any such requirements set forth in the program NOFO.
Article XXXH. Patents and Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise provided by law, recipients are subject to the Bayh-Dole Act Pub. L.No. 96-517, as amended,
and codified in 35 U.S.C. § 200 et seq. All recipients are subject to the specific requirements governing the
development, reporting, and disposition of rights to inventions and patents resulting from federal financial
assistance awards located at 37 C.F,.R, Part 401 and the standard patent rights clause located at 37 C.F.R. §
401.14.
Article XXXII. Prior Approval for Modification of Approved Budget
Before making any change to the DHS/FEMA approved budget for this award, you must request prior written
approval from DHS/FEMA where required by 2 C.F.R. § 200.308. For awards with an approved budget greater than
$150,000, you may not transfer funds among direct cost categories, programs, functions, or activities without prior
written approval from DHS/FEMA where the curnulative amount of such transfers exceeds or is expected to exceed
ten percent (10%) of the total budget DHS/FEMA last approved. You must report any deviations from your
DHS/FEMA approved budget in the first Federal Financial Report (SF-425) you submit following any budget
deviation, regardless of whether the budget deviation requires prior written approval,
Article XXXIV. Procurement of Recovered Materials
All recipients must comply with Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Aci, as amended by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, The requirements of Section 6002 include procuring only items designated in
guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 C.F. R. Part 247 that contain the highest percentage
of recovered materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of competition.
Article XXXV. Protection of Human Subjects
Where applicable, recipients of financial assistance will comply with the requirements of the Federal regulations at
45 CFR Part 46, which requires that recipients comply with applicable provisions/law for the protection of human
subjects for purposes of research. Recipients must also comply with the requirements in DHS Management
Directive 026-04, Protection of Humar Subjects, prior to implementing any work with human subjects. For purposes
of 45 CFR Part 46, research means a systematic investigation, including research, development, testing, and
evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to general knowledge. Activities that meet this definition constitute
research for purposes of this policy, whether or not they are conducted or supported under a program that is
considered research for other purposes. The regulations specify additional protections for research involving
human fetuses, pregnant women, and neonates (Subpart B); prisoners (Subpart C); and children (Subpart ). The
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