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In accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 USC 8103 and 42 USC 12644), the
<br />AGENCY shall publish a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
<br />dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the workplace and shall specify
<br />the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such provision. The AGENCY shall
<br />establish a drug-free awareness program and require that employees provide notification of any criminal
<br />drug statute conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after such
<br />incident. The AGENCY shall notify WTSC within ten days after such notification by an employee
<br />engaged in the performance of the grant. Within 30 days, the AGENCY will take appropriate personnel
<br />action against such employee, up to and including termination, and require the employee to participate
<br />satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a
<br />Federal, state, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency.
<br />FEDERAL FUNDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT (FFATA)
<br />In accordance with FFATA, the AGENCY shall, upon request, provide WTSC the names and total
<br />compensation of the five most highly compensated officers of the entity if:
<br />(i) the entity in the preceding fiscal year received-
<br />I. 80 percent or more of its annual gross revenues in Federal awards;
<br />II. $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal awards; and
<br />(ii) the public does not have access to information about the compensation of the senior executives of
<br />the entity through periodic reports filed under section 13( a) or 15{ d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
<br />1934 or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
<br />FEDERAL LOBBYING
<br />The undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
<br />1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of
<br />the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
<br />agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
<br />Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the
<br />making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement , and the extension,
<br />continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative
<br />agreement.
<br />2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
<br />influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an
<br />officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this
<br />Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit
<br />Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions.
<br />3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award
<br />documents for all sub-award at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grant,
<br />loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
<br />This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this
<br />transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or
<br />entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file
<br />the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than
<br />$100,000 for each such failure.
<br />GOVERNANCE
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