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14 5. Corporate Felony Convictions TCE funds may not be awarded to any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and made a determination that denial of the grant is not necessary to protect the interests of the government. You must certify either that you are not a corporation or that you have disclosed in your application all your felony criminal convictions that occurred under Federal law within the preceding 24 months. In addition, applicants must disclose all violations of federal criminal law involving fraud, bribery, or gratuity violations potentially affecting the award. Applicants awarded a grant will remain under a duty to disclose these acts and will need to require similar certifications from any grant sub-recipients. To disclose a covered conviction or covered violation, record the information specific to the conviction or violation and submit with your application through Grants.gov as an attachment. 6. Buy American Act The Buy American Act, 41 USC 8301-8303, includes a requirement that all un-manufactured articles, materials, and supplies purchased using grant funds be mined or produced in the United States and that all manufactured articles, materials, and supplies purchased using grant funds be manufactured in the United States substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States. A conviction for violating the Buy American Act causes debarment from federal grants and contracts. The requirement to Buy American does not apply to information technology that is a commercial item, products for which the expected value of the procurement is $10,000 or less, products for use outside the United States, foreign products when domestic products are unavailable or are of unacceptable quality, or foreign products excepted by certain trade agreements. The IRS may waive the requirement to Buy American if its application would be inconsistent with the public interest or the cost would be unreasonable. 7. Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment Recipients and subrecipients are prohibited from obligating or expending grant funds to: • Enter into a contract (or extend or renew a contract) to procure or obtain equipment, services, or systems that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system as described in Public Law 115–232, section 889, • Telecommunications or video surveillance equipment or services produced or provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, reasonably believes to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the government of a covered foreign country, and Requirement for grant recipient to comply with 2 CFR 200.216, Prohibition on Certain Telecommunication and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment, which prohibits the use of Federal assistance funding on certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment. 8. Other Applicable Laws and Regulations As referenced under the SAM section, all entities registering in SAM.gov for Federal financial assistance are required to review and complete the Financial Assistance Representations and Certifications applicable to the entity’s registrations and applications. Applicants must ensure these representations and certifications are current and accurate as part of applying for and receiving Federal awards. Applicants and recipients must comply with Publication 5245, TCE Program Terms and Conditions, and the cooperative agreement (Form 9661), which incorporate additional government-wide requirements by reference. These include, but are not limited to: • Restrictions on political activities at 18 USC 595, 598, 600-603; • The national preservation program requirements at 54 USC 300101 et seq; • Environmental requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 7401 et seq.); • The non-pollution requirement of the Federal Water Pollution Control Provisions (33 USC 1251 et seq.), Assurances and Certifications