National Endowment for the Arts
FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING LOBBYING
(Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, 31 U.S.C. Section 1352)
WHAT IS LOBBYING?
Lobbying is defined as influencing or attempting to influence any officer or employee of
any Federal agency, Members of Congress, officers or employees of Congress, or
employees of any Member of Congress in connection with any covered Federal action
by communicating with or by appearing before such person. For the purpose of this
law, members of the National Council on the Arts as well as members of the
Endowment’s advisory panels are also considered to be within the scope of the lobbying
prohibition.
WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE NOT CONSIDERED LOBBYING?
Professional and Technical Services
: The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds
does not apply to payment by applicants/grantees to any individual for professional or
technical services rendered directly in the preparation, submission, or negotiation of any
grant or for meeting requirements imposed by or pursuant to law as a condition for
receiving a grant. For example, an applicant may hire an individual to prepare a grant
application. That individual may, in turn, contact the Endowment for clarification of
various guidelines and regulations.
Agency and Legislative Liaisons: The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds does
not apply in the case of payment made to an officer or employee of an applicant/grantee
if the payment is for agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a
covered Federal action.
DOES ALL LOBBYING REQUIRE DISCLOSURE?
No. Disclosure is not required if the individual performing that activity is regularly
employed by the applicant/grantee. Regularly employed means an officer or employee
of the applicant/grantee who is employed by that applicant/grantee for at least 130
working days within one year immediately preceding the date of the submission that
initiates agency consideration of the applicant for a grant. An officer or employee who is
employed for less than the 130 working days will not be considered as regularly
employed until he or she is employed by the applicant/grantee for 130 working days.
Disclosure is required for individuals performing lobbying functions who do not meet the
definition of regularly employed.
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ATTACHMENT A
CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
(Section 319 of Public Law 101-121, 31 U.S.C. Section 1352)
_________________________________(hereafter called the “Grantee”) certifies that:
(1) no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of
the grantee, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any Federal 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 Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan,
the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation,
renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement;
(2) if any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to
any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any
agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of
a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement, the grantee shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL,
“Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions;
(3) the grantee shall require that the language of this certification be included in the
award documents for all subawards at all tiers ( including subcontracts, subgrants, and
contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients
shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed
when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a
prerequisite for making of entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title
31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to
a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such
failure.
___________________________________ __________________________
Authorizing Official Application/Award #
_____________________________________________________________________
Title of Authorizing Official
____________________________________ __________________________
E-mail Address Phone Number
____________________________________ __________________________
Organization Date
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES FORM
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This disclosure form shall be completed by the reporting entity, whether subawardee or prime federal
recipient, at the invitation or receipt of a covered federal action, or a material change to a previous filing,
pursuant to Title 31 U.S.C., Section 1352. The filing of a form is required for each payment or agreement
to make payment to any lobbying registrant for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or
employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of
a Member of Congress in connection with a covered federal action.
For your convenience, the items that require standardized information have been completed for you.
Complete only the items that are requested below. Refer to the implementing guidance published by the
Office of Management and Budget for additional information.
1. Identify the type of covered Federal action for which lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to
influence the outcome of a covered Federal action.
4. Enter the full name, street address, city, state, and zip code of the reporting entity. Include
Congressional District, if known.
7. Enter the Federal program name or description for the covered Federal action (item1). If known,
enter the full Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for grants or cooperative
agreements.
9. Enter the Federal amount of the award commitment for the prime entity identified in item 4 or 5.
10. (a) Enter the full name, street address, city, state, and zip code of the registrant under the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 engaged by the reporting entity identified in item 4 to influence the
covered federal action (If none, enter N/A).
(b) Enter the full names of the individual(s) performing services, and include full address(es) if
different from 10 (a). Enter Last Name, First Name, and Middle Initial (MI) (If none, enter N/A).
11. The certifying official shall sign and date the form, print his/her name, title, and telephone number.
The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per
response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction
Project (0348-0046), Washington, DC 20503.
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Complete this form to disclose lobbying activities pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1352
(See opposite page for public burden disclosure.) Standard Form -- LLL
1.
Type of Federal Action
contract grant cooperative agreement
2. Status of Federal Action contract X initial award post-award
3. Report Type X initial filing material change
For material change only
:
year
quarter date of last report a
4. Name and Address of Reporting Entity: X Prime Subawardee Tier, if known:
Congressional District, if known:
5. If Reporting Entity in No. 4 is Subawardee, enter name and address of prime: N/A Congressional District, if known: N/A
6. Federal Department/Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
7. Federal Program Name/Description: CFDA Number, if applicable:
8. Federal Action Number, if known: N/A
9. Award Amount, if known: $
10a. Name and Address of Lobbying Registrant (if individual, last name, first name, MI):
b. Individuals Performing Services (including address if different from 10a) (last name, first name, MI):
11. Information requested through this form is authorized by Title 31 U.S.C., Section 1352.
This disclosure of lobbying activities is a material representation of fact upon which reliance wa
s placed by the tier above when this
transaction was made or entered into. This disclosure is required pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1352. Any person who fails to file the required
disclosure shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
Signature:
X
Print Name:
Title:
Telephone No.
E-mail address:
Date:
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