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this contract. An executed facsimile copv will be sufficiei7t to evidence the Parties agreement to any amenciinent, revision or chan~~e to this contract. B. It is understood and al,-,reed by the Parties hereto that perionnance of all activlties under this contract inust be rendered in accordance %vith the Act, Exhibit A of this Contract, the regulations promulgated ui7der the Act, the assurances and certifications made to Department by Administrator, and the asstlralices and certifications made to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development by the State of Texas witli regard to the operatiorl of the HOME Program. Based on these coilsiderations, and in order to ensure the legal and effective performailce of this contract by both Parties, the Parties herein agree that the activities under this contract are amended by the provisions of the HOME Mantial and any amendments or revisions thereto, and may be further amended in the following manner: 1. Department may issue guidance which serves to establish, interpret, or clarify the performance requirements under this contract. Such policy directives shall: a. be promulgated in the form of HOME Program Policy Issuances; b. have the effect of qualifyin; the terms of this contract; and c. be binding upon Administrator as if written herein. 2. Provided, however, that said guidance and any amendments to the HOME Manual shall not alter the terms of this contract so as to release Department of any obligation specified in Section 3 of this contract to reimburse costs incurred by Administrator pnor to the effective date of said amendinent or policy directive. C. Any changes, additions, or deletions to the terms of this contract which are required by changes in federal _or state law, or regulations, are automatically incorporated into this_ contract without the requirement of a written amendment hereto, and shall become effective on the date designated by such law or regulation. D. Amendment requests must be submitted in writing by Administratar sixty (60) days prior to this contract's termination date, as specified in Section L SECTION 16. SUSPENSION In the event Administrator fails to cornply with any tenn of this contract, Department may, upon written notification to Administrator, suspe7ld this contract in whole or in part, w.ithhold further disbursements to Administrator, and prohibit Administrator from incurring additional obligations for funds under this contract. Adnlinistrator acknowledges that it does not have a right to suspension as a pre-requisite to termination. SECTION 17. TERMINATION A. Department ma_y terniinate this contract in whole or in part, in accordance with this section. In the event Administrator fails to comply, in Department's sole discretion and judgi-rient, xith any ternl of this contract, or any term stated in a federal statute or regulatioil, or with any assurance given to Departnlent by Administrator, or "vith any term HOME Contract 4] 000930 Page 9 of 21 w 000114