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(1) Section 1352 of title 31, United States Code, among other
things, prohibits a recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or
cooperative agreement from using appropriated funds to pay 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 any of the following
covered Federal actions; 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; or the modification of any Federal contract,
grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(2) The Act also requires Contractors to furnish a disclosure if
any funds other than Federal appropriated funds (including profit or fee
received under a covered Federal transaction) 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 a
Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
(3) The prohibitions of the Act do not apply under the following
conditions:
(i) Agency and legislative liaison by own employees.
(A) The prohibition on the use of appropriated funds, in
subparagraph (b) (1) of this clause, does not apply in the case of a payment
of reasonable compensation made to an officer or employee of a person
requesting or receiving a covered Federal action if the payment is for
agency and legislative liaison activities not directly related to a covered
Federal action.
(B) For purposes of subdivision (b) (3) (i) (A) of this
clause, providing any information specifically requested by an agency or
Congress is permitted at any time:
(c) The following agency and legislative liaison
activities are permitted at any time where they are not related to a
specific solicitation for any covered-Federal action:
(1) Discussing with an agency the qualities and
characteristics (including individual demonstrations) of the person's
products or services, conditions or terms of sale, and service
capabilities.
(2) Technical discussions and other activities
regarding the application of adaptation of the person's products or
services for an agency's use.
(D) The foll owing agency and legislative liaison
activities are permitted where they are prior to formal solicitation of any
covered Federal action --
(1) Providing any information not specifically
requested but necessary for an agency to make an informed decision about
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