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in compliance with this Article. RECEIVING AGENCY may not waive any tenn, covenant, or condition of this contract unless by amendment executed in compliance with this Article. PERFORMING AGENCY shall plan expenditures so that any necessary budget revisions or amendments are executed no later than 90 days prior to the expiration of the Attachment term. PERFORMING AGENCY shaH provide a written justification for any budget revisions and/or amendments. If a budget revision or amendment is requested during the last quarter of the Attachment term, the written justification must include a reason for the delay. ARTICLE 5. Applicable Laws and. Standards This contract shall be interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and enabling state rules. Where applicable, federal statutes and regulations, including federal grant requirements applicable to funding sources, will apply to this contract. The Uniform Grant and Contract Management Act (UGCMA), Texas Government Code, Chapter 783, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated (VTCA), and the Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS) as amended by revised federal circulars and incorporated in UGMS by the Governor's Budget and Planning Office, apply as terms and conditions of this contract and are adopted by reference in their entirety. If a conflict arises between the provisions of this contract and the provisions ofUGCMA and UGMS, the provisions. ofUGCMA and UGMS will prevail unless expressly stated otherwise. RECEIVING AGENCY must give prior approval for changes to contract Attachment(s) as specified by UGMS in "Part III-State Uniform Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreement, Subpart C-Post-Award Requirements, item _.30-Changes" and applicable federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars. RECEIVING AGENCY will provide copies of applicable OMB circulars and UGMS to PERFORMING AGENCY upon request. These documents are incorporated by reference as a condition of this contract. PERFORMING AGENCY may not use funds granted under this contract to pay any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency; federal or state; 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 grant or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any contract or grant (31 USC ~ 1352 and UGMS). If at any time this contract exceeds $100,000, regardless of funding source, PERFORMING AGENCY shall file with RECEIVING AGENCY a declaration containing the name of any registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 who has made lobbying contacts on behalf of PERFORMING AGENCY in connection with that contract or grant, a certification that none of the funds provided by RECEIVING AGENCY have been or will be used for payment to lobbyists and shall disclosure of the names of any and all registered lobbyists with whom PERFORMING AGENCY has an agreement. PERFORMING AGENCY shall require any person who receives a subgrant or subcontract to file the same declaration, certification and disclosure with RECEIVING AGENCY. PERFORMING AGENCY shall file the declaration, certification, and disclosure at the time of application for the contract or grant; upon execution of a contract or grant unless PERFORMING AGENCY previously filed a declaration, certification or disclosure form in connection with the award; and at the end of each calendar quarter in which there occurs any event that materially affects the accuracy of the information contained in any declaration, certification or disclosure previously filed. RECEIVING AGENCY will supply the certifiCation form to PERFORMING AGENCY upon request, (LGS) 2000 GENERAL PROVISIONS Page 2 4/99