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Department ofJustice a `.$A Office of Justice Programs AWARD CONTINUATION k ' Bureau ofJustiee Assistance SHEET PA(it'. 3 OF to Grant PROJECT NUMBER _013-DJ•mtX•te38 AWARD DATE 09t1::01 SPECIAL CONDITIONS 7. Restrictions and certifications regarding non-disclosure agreements and related matters No recipient or subrecipient under this award,or entity that receives a contract or subcontract with any funds under this award,may require any employee or contractor to sign an internal confidentiality agreement or statement that prohibits or otherwise restricts,or purports to prohibit or restrict,the reporting(in accordance with law)of waste,fraud,or abuse to an investigative or law enforcement representative of a federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. The foregoing is not intended,and shall not be understood by the agency making this award,to contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312(which relates to classified information).Form 4414(which relates to sensitive compartmented information),or any other form issued by a federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. I. In accepting this award,the recipient-- a. represents that it neither requires nor has required internal confidentiality agreements or statements from employees or contractors that currently prohibit or otherwise currently restrict(or purport to prohibit or restrict)employees or contractors from reporting waste,fraud,or abuse as described above;and b. certifies that,if it learns or is notified that it is or has been requiring its employees or contractors to execute agreements or statements that prohibit or otherwise restrict(or purport to prohibit or restrict),reporting of waste,fraud. or abuse as described above,it will immediately stop any further obligations of award funds,will provide prompt written notification to the agency making this award,and will resume(or permit resumption of)such obligations only if expressly authorized to do so by that agency. 2. If the recipient does or is authorized to make subawards or contracts under this award-- a. it represents that-- (I) it has determined that no other entity that the recipient's application proposes may or will receive award funds (whether through a subaward,contract,or subcontract)either requires or has required internal confidentiality agreements or statements front employees or contractors that currently prohibit or otherwise currently restrict(or purport to prohibit or restrict)employees or contractors from reporting waste,fraud,or abuse as described above;and (2) it has made appropriate inquiry,or otherwise has an adequate factual basis,to support this representation;and b. it certifies that,if it learns or is notified that any subrecipient,contractor,or subcontractor entity that receives funds under this award is or has been requiring its employees or contractors to execute agreements or statements that prohibit or otherwise restrict(or purport to prohibit or restrict),reporting of waste,fraud,or abuse as described above,it will immediately stop any further obligations of award funds to or by that entity,will provide prompt written notification to the agency making this award,and will resume(or permit resumption of)such obligations only if expressly authorized to do so by that agency. S. Recipient understands and agrees that it cannot use any federal funds,either directly or indirectly,in support of any contract or subaward to either the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now(ACORN)or its subsidiaries,without the express prior written approval of OJP. 9. The recipient agrees to comply with any additional requirements that may be imposed during the grant performance period if the agency determines that the recipient is a high-risk grantee.Cf.28 C.F.R.parts 66,70. tOt'FORM 4000/2(REV.4-88)