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The grantee should not be delinquent in the repayment of any Federal debt,
<br />(f) Lobbying
<br />The grantee may not conduct political lobbying within the Federally- supported project. In
<br />addition, the grantee may not use Federal funds for lobbying specifically to obtain awards,
<br />extensions, amendments, or other Federal actions. (31 U.S.C. § 1352) Certain other lobbying
<br />restrictions, such as the following, may also apply:
<br />Lobbying Activities (Applies to Applicants Requesting Funds in Excess of $100,000) (31 U.S.C.
<br />§1352). The following provisions, w Bich were part of the grant application, remain in effect for
<br />the award:
<br />(a) No Federal appropriated finds may be paid, by or on behalf of the grantee, to any person
<br />for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employce of an agency, a ,lklcnnber
<br />of Congress. an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
<br />Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federat contract, the making of any
<br />Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative
<br />agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification ofany
<br />Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
<br />(b) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any
<br />person (other than a regularly employed officer or employee of the applicant, as provided
<br />in 31 U.S.C. §1352) for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of
<br />any ag e nev, a ti[ember of Congress, an officer or employee oFCongress, or an employee
<br />of a Ntember of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, toaut, or
<br />cooperative agreement, the grantee shall complete and subrnit Standard Form LLL,
<br />"Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions.
<br />(c) The grantee shall require that the language of the certification be included in the award
<br />documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts
<br />under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipienrs shall certify
<br />and disclose accordingly,
<br />In addition, no IMLS grant funds shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or
<br />contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, relating to any activity designed to influence
<br />legislation or appropriations pending before the Congress or any State legislature. (P, L. I I l -117,
<br />Division D, Title V General Provisions, sec. 503(b)).
<br />(g) Requirements for Certain Projects
<br />The grantee must comply with the following requirements if applicable to the project. The
<br />grantee should also be aware that additional Federal laws, not listed below, might apply to a
<br />particular project and that the grantee is responsible for compliance, as applicable,
<br />Subgrants in IMLS Discretionary Programs
<br />Discretionary program grantees of the Office of Museum Services (OMS), the Office of
<br />Library Services (OLS) and the Office of Policy, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) do not
<br />have the authority to make a subgrant (re- grant) with funds they have received from
<br />IMLS unless expressly authorized by IMLS (45 C.F.R. §1180.55). The OLS State
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