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a) terminate the Contract or a Program Attachment of the Contract as it relates to a specific program type. In the case of termination, the Department will infonn Contractor of the termination no less than thirty- one (31) calendar days before the effective date of the termination in a notice of tennination. The notice of termination will state the effective date of the termination, the reasons for the termination, and, if applicable, alert the Contractor of the opportunity to request a hearing on the termination pursuant to TEX. GOy'T CODE ch. 2105 regarding administration of Block Grants. The Contractor agrees that it shall not make any claim for payment or reimbursement for services provided from the effective date of termination; b) suspend all or part of this Contract. Suspension is, depending on the context, either (1) the temporary withdrawal of Contractor's authority to obligate funds pending corrective action by Contractor or its subcontractor(s) or pending a decision to terminate or amend the Contract, or (2) an action taken by a suspending official in accordance with Department rules to immediately exclude a person from participating in contract transactions for a period of time, pending completion of an investigation and such legal or debarment proceedings as may ensue. Contractor may not bill DSHS for services performed during suspension, and Contractor costs resulting from obligations incurred by Contractor during a suspension are not allowable unless expressly authorized by the notice of suspension; c) deny additional or future contracts or renewals with Contractor; d) reduce funding if the Contractor fails to provide services or goods consistent with performance expectations described in the Contract; e) disallow (deny both use of funds and matching credit for) all or part of the activities or action not in compliance; f) temporarily withhold cash payments. Temporarily withholding cash payments means the temporary withholding of a working capital advance, if applicable, or reimbursements or payments to Contractor for proper charges or obligations incurred, pending resolution of issues of noncompliance with conditions of this Contract or indebtedness to the United States or to the State of Texas; g) permanently withhold cash payments. Permanent withholding of cash payment means that Department retains funds billed by Contractor for (1) unallowable, undocumented, disputed, inaccurate, improper, or erroneous billings; (2) material failure to comply with Contract provisions; or (3) indebtedness to the United States or to the State of Texas; h) declare the Contract void upon the Department's determination that the Contract was obtained fraudulently or upon the Department's determination that the Contract was illegal or invalid from the Contract's inception and demand repayment of any funds paid under the Contract; General Provisions (Core Subrecipient 2008) 6/1212007 33 --.---.-..-r----.-.... ...., ; If