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u <br />Encouragement of policies to ban text messaging while driving <br />Pursuant to Executive Order 13513, "Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving," 74 Fed. Reg. <br />51225 (October 1, 2009), DOJ encourages recipients and subrecipients ("subgrantees") to adopt and enforce policies <br />banning employees from text messaging while driving any vehicle during the course of performing work funded by this <br />award, and to establish workplace safety policies and conduct education, awareness, and other outreach to decrease <br />crashes caused by distracted drivers. <br />Mr <br />Potential imposition of additional requirements <br />The recipient agrees to comply with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the DOJ awarding agency <br />(OJP or OVW, as appropriate) during the period of performance for this award, if the recipient is designated as "high- <br />risk" for purposes of the DOJ high-risk grantee list. <br />ium <br />Employment eligibility verification for hiring under the award <br />1. The recipient (and any subrecipient at any tier) must -- <br />A. Ensure that, as part of the hiring process for any position within the United States that is or will be funded (in whole or <br />in part) with award funds, the recipient (or any subrecipient) properly verifies the employment eligibility of the individual <br />who is being hired, consistent with the provisions of 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1). <br />B. Notify all persons associated with the recipient (or any subrecipient) who are or will be involved in activities under this <br />award of both -- <br />(1) this award requirement for verification of employment eligibility, and <br />(2) the associated provisions in 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1) that, generally speaking, make it unlawful, in the United States, to <br />hire (or recruit for employment) certain aliens. <br />C. Provide training (to the extent necessary) to those persons required by this condition to be notified of the award <br />requirement for employment eligibility verification and of the associated provisions of 8 U.S.C. 1324a(a)(1). <br />D. As part of the recordkeeping for the award (including pursuant to the Part 200 Uniform Requirements), maintain <br />records of all employment eligibility verifications pertinent to compliance with this award condition in accordance with <br />Form 1-9 record retention requirements, as well as records of all pertinent notifications and trainings. <br />2. Monitoring <br />The recipient's monitoring responsibilities include monitoring of subrecipient compliance with this condition. <br />3. Allowable costs <br />To the extent that such costs are not reimbursed under any other federal program, award funds may be obligated for the <br />reasonable, necessary, and allocable costs (if any) of actions designed to ensure compliance with this condition. <br />4. Rules of construction <br />A. Staff involved in the hiring process <br />For purposes of this condition, persons "who are or will be involved in activities under this award" specifically includes <br />(without limitation) any and all recipient (or any subrecipient) officials or other staff who are or will be involved in the <br />hiring process with respect to a position that is or will be funded (in whole or in part) with award funds. <br />B. Employment eligibility confirmation with E -Verify <br />For purposes of satisfying the requirement of this condition regarding verification of employment eligibility, the recipient <br />(or any subrecipient) may choose to participate in, and use, E -Verify (www.e-verify.gov), provided an appropriate person <br />