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expenses of any person related to any activity designed to influence legislation, regulation, policy or appropriations pending before Congress or the state legislature, or for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any federal or state agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any contract or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any contract (31 USC § 1352 and UGMS). If at any time this Contract exceeds $100,000 of federal funds, Contractor shall file with the contract manager assigned to the Program Attachment a declaration containing the name of any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying contacts on behalf of Contractor in connection with this Contract, a certification that none of the funds provided by Department have been or will be used for payment to lobbyists, and disclosure of the names of any and all registered lobbyists with whom Contractor has an agreement. Contractor shall file the declaration, certification, and disclosure at the time of application for this Contract; upon execution of this Contract unless Contractor previously filed a declaration, certification, or disclosure form in connection with the award; and at the end of each calendar quarter in which any event occurs that materially affects the accuracy of the information contained in any declaration, certification, or disclosure previously filed. Contractor shall require any person who requests or receives a subcontract to file the same declaration, certification, and disclosure with the contract manager assigned to the Program Attachment. Contractor shall also comply, as applicable, with the lobbying restrictions and requirements in 2 CFR Part 230 (OMB Circulars A -122), Appendix B paragraph 25; 2 CFR Part 225 (A -87) Appendix B section -24; 2 CFR §215.27 (A -110) and 2 CFR Part 220 (A -21) Appendix A, subsection J.17 and J.28. Contractor shall include this provision in any subcontracts. Section 15.03 Conflict of Interest. Contractor represents to the Department that it and its - subcontractors, if any, do not have nor shall Contractor or its subcontractors knowingly acquire or retain, any financial or other interest that would conflict in any manner with the performance of their obligations under this Contract. Potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, an existing or potential business or personal relationship between Contractor (or subcontractor), its principal (or a member of the principal's immediate family), or any affiliate or subcontractor and the Department or HHSC, their commissioners or employees, or any other entity or person involved in any way in any project that is the subject of this Contract. Contractor shall establish safeguards to prohibit employees and subcontractors and their employees from using their positions for a purpose that constitutes or presents the appearance of personal or organizational conflict of interest or personal gain. If, at any time during the term of this Contract, Contractor or any of its subcontractors has a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest, Contractor shall disclose the actual or potential conflict of interest to the contract manager assigned to the Program Attachment within ten (10) days of when Contractor becomes aware of the existence of the actual or potential conflict of interest. Contractor shall require each of its subcontractors to report to Contractor any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest the subcontractor has or may have within ten (10) days of when the subcontractor becomes aware of the actual or potential conflict of interest. Section 15.04 Transactions Between Related Parties. Contractor shall identify and report to DSHS any transactions between Contractor and a related party that is part of the work that the Department is purchasing under this Contract before entering into the transaction or immediately upon discovery. A related party is a person or entity related to Contractor by blood or marriage, common ownership or any association that permits either to significantly General Provisions (Core Subrecipient) 2015 (July 1, 2014) 34