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ARTICLE 5. SeverabilitY If any provision of this contract is construed to be illegal or invalid, the illegal or invalid provision will be deemed stricken and deleted to the same extent and effect as if never incorporated, but all other provisions will continue. ARTICLE 6. 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 lobby Congress or any agency in connection with a specific grant or contract (31 USC § 1352 and UGMS). If at any time this contract exceeds $100,000, regaF1iless of funding, the PERFORMING AGENCY shall certify to RECEIVING AGENCY within 90 days of receipt of the executed contract that none of the funds provided by RECEIVING AGENCY have been used for payment to lobbyists and the names of any and all registered lobbyists with whom PERFORMING AGENCY has an agreement. RECEIVING AGENCY will supply the certification form to PERFORMING AGENCY upon request ARTICLE 7. Debarment and Suspension PERFORMING AGENCY certifies by execution of this contract to the following: . it is not ineligible for participation in federal or state assistance programs under Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension; . neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department or agency; . it has not knowingly failed to pay a single substantial debt or a number of outstanding debts to a federal or state agency; and . it is not subject to an outstanding judgment in a suit against PERFORMING AGENCY for collection of the balance of a debt. (LGS) 1999 GENERAL PROVISIONS Page 2 4/98