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<br /><;) . <br /> <br />'", <br /> <br />ARTICLE 5. Severabili~ <br /> <br />If any provision of this contract is construed to be illegal or invalid, the illegal or invalid provision will be deemed <br />stricken and deleted to the same extent and effect as if never incorporated, but all other provisions will continue. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 6. ApplicabkLaws and Standard$ <br /> <br />This contract shall be interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and enabling state <br />rules. Where applicable, federal statutes and regulations, including federal grant requir~ments applicable to funding <br />sources, will apply to this contract. ' <br /> <br />The Uniform Grant and Contract Management Act (UGCMA), Texas Government Code, Chapter 783, Vernon's <br />Texas Codes Annotated (VTCA), and the Uniform Grant Management Standards (UGMS) as amended by revised <br />federal circulars and incorporated in UGMS by the Governor's Budget and Planning Office, apply as terms and <br />conditions of this contract and are adopted by reference in their entirety. If a conflict arises between the provisions <br />of this contract and the provisions of UGCMA and UGMS, the provisions of UGCMA and UGMS will prevail <br />unless expressly stated otherwise. <br /> <br />RECEIVING AGENCY must give prior approval for changes to contract Attachment(s) as specified by UGMS in <br />"Part III-State Uniform Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreement, Subpart C-Post-Award <br />Requirements, item _JD-Changes" and applicable federal Office ofManageme~t and Budget (OMB) circulars. <br />RECEIVING AGENCY will provide copies of applicable OMB circulars and UGMS to PERFORMING AGENCY <br />upon request. These documents are incorporated by reference as a condition of this contract. <br /> <br />PERFORMING AGENCY may not use funds granted under this contract to lobby Congress or any agency in <br />connection with a specific grant or contract (31 USC ~1352 and UGMS). If at any time this contract exceeds <br />. $100,000, regardless of funding, the PERFORMING AGENCY shall certify to RECEIVING AGENCY within 90 <br />days of receipt of the executed contract that none of the funds provided by RECEIVING AGENCY have been used <br />for payment to lobbyists and the names of any and all registered lobbyists with whom PERFORMING AGENCY <br />has an agreement. RECEIVING AGENCY will supply the certification form to PERFORMING AGENCY upon <br />request. <br /> <br />ARTICLE 7.}Hbarment and Suspension <br /> <br />PERFORMING AGENCY certifies by execution of this contract to the following: <br /> <br />~ it is not ineligible for participation in federal or state assistance programs under Executive Order <br />12549, Debarment and Suspension; <br /> <br />~ neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared <br />ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any federal department <br />or agency; <br /> <br />~ it has not knowingly failed to pay a single substantial debt or a number of outstanding debts to a <br />federal or state agency; and <br /> <br />~ it is not subject to an outstanding judgment in a suit against PERFORMING AGENCY for <br />collection of the balance of a debt. <br /> <br />(LGS) <br /> <br />1999 GENERAL PROVISIONS Page 2 <br /> <br />4/98 <br />