Common use of Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions Clause in Contracts

Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. A. U.S. law prohibits a recipient of a U.S. Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement from using appropriated funds to pay 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 any of the following covered Federal actions: 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; or the modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. B. The Act also requires a recipient of a U.S. Federal contract to furnish a disclosure if any funds other than Federal appropriated funds (including profit or fee received under a covered Federal transaction) 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 a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. C. Center and Recipient shall each submit a certification, and disclosure if required, in a form prescribed by Partner, if the value of the Agreement exceeds One Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars ($100,000), and each shall require the submittal of a certification, and disclosure if required, of any subcontractor or Participating Institution if the value of the subcontract or sub-agreement with the Participating Institution exceeds One Hundred Thousand U.S. dollars ($100,000). D. Recipient and Center agree not to make any payment prohibited by this clause.