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All recipients are required to be non -delinquent in their repayment of any federal debt. Examples of relevant debt include
<br />delinquent payroll and other taxes, audit disallowances, and benefit overpayments. (See OMB Circular A-129.)
<br />Article XIX - Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving
<br />Recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving as described in E.O. 13613,
<br />including conducting initiatives described in Section 3(a) of the Order when on official government business or when
<br />performing any work for or on behalf of the Federal Government.
<br />Article XX - Fly America Act of 1974
<br />Recipients must comply with Preference for U.S. Flag Air Carriers (air carriers holding certificates under 49 U.S.C.) for
<br />International air transportation of people and property to the extent that such service Is available, in accordance with the
<br />International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974, 49 U.S.C. section 40118, and the interpretative
<br />guidelines issued by the Comptroller General of the United States in the March 31, 1981, amendment to Comptroller General
<br />Decision B-138942,
<br />Article XXI - Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990
<br />Recipients must ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or training space funded in whole or in part with federal
<br />funds complies with the fire prevention and control guidelines of Section 6 of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990, 15
<br />U.S.C. section 2225a.
<br />Article XXiI - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019
<br />Recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors are subject to the prohibitions described in section 889 of
<br />the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Pub. L No. 115-232 (2018) and
<br />2 C.F.R. sections 200.216, 200.327, 200,471, and Appendix 11 to 2 C.F.R. Part 200. Beginning August 13, 2020, the statute
<br />- as it applies to DHS recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors - prohibits obligating or expending
<br />federal award funds on certain telecommunications and video surveillance products and contracting with certain entitles for
<br />national security reasons.
<br />Article XXIIi - Limited English Proficiency (Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Title VI)
<br />Recipients must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (42 U.S.C. section 2000d et seq.) prohibition against
<br />discrimination on the basis of national origin, which requires that recipients of federal financial assistance take reasonable
<br />steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services. For
<br />additional assistance and information regarding language access obligations, please refer to the DHS Recipient Guidance:
<br />httpsJ/www. dhs.gov/guidance-published-help-department-supported-organizations-provide-meaningful-access-people-llmfted
<br />and additional resources on hftp://www.lep,gov.
<br />Article XXIV - Lobbying Prohibitions
<br />Recipients must comply with 31 U.S.C. section 1352, which provides that none of the funds provided under a federal financial
<br />assistance award may be expended by the recipient to pay any person to influence, or attempt to influence an officer or
<br />employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of
<br />Congress in connection with any federal action related to a federal award or contract, including any extension, continuation,
<br />renewal, amendment, or modification.
<br />Article XXV - National Environmental Policy Act
<br />Recipients must comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, (NEPA) Pub. L. 91-190
<br />(1970) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C, section 4321 et seq.) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations
<br />for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA, which require recipients to use all practicable means within their
<br />authority, and consistent with other essential considerations of national policy, to create and maintain conditions under which
<br />people and nature can exist in productive harmony and fulfill the social, economic, and other needs of present and future
<br />generations of Americans.
<br />Article XXVI - Nondiscrimination in Matters Pertaining to Faith -Based Organizations
<br />It is DHS policy to ensure the equal treatment of faith -based organizations in social service programs administered or
<br />supported by DHS or its component agencies, enabling those organizations to participate in providing important social
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