Okaloosa County BOCC — December 4, 2012 — OkaloosaCo Homeland Security Grant 2013 — reading text

is available, in accordance with the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 (49 U.S.C. 40118) and the interpretative guidelines issued by the Comptroller General of the united States in the March 31, 1981, amendment to Comptroller General Decision B138942. Article XII– GPD – Drug-Free Workplace Regulations Recipients will comply with the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C 707 et seq.), which requires that all organizations receiving grants from any Federal agency agree to maintain a drug-free workplace. The recipient must notify the awarding office if an employee of the recipient is convicted of violating a criminal drug statue. Failure to comply with these requirements may be cause for debarment. These regulations are codified at 2 CFR 3001. Article XIII – Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 Recipients will comply with requirements of the government-wide term which implements Section 106(g) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended (22 U.S.C. 7104), located at 2 CFR Part 175. This is implemented in accordance with OMB Interim in Final Guidance, Federal Register, Volume 72, No. 218, November 13, 2007. In accordance with the statutory requirement, in each agency award under which the funding is provided to a private entity, Section 106(g) of the TVPA, as amended, required the agency to include a condition that authorizes the agency to terminate the award, without penalty, if the recipient or a sub-recipient – (a) Engages in severe forms of trafficking in persons during the period of time that the award is in effect; (b) Procures a commercial sex act during the period of time the award is in effect; or (c) Uses forced labor in the performance of the award or sub-awards under the award. Full text of the award term is provided at 2 CFR 175.15. 34 Article XIV – Civil Rights Act of 1964 Recipients will comply with the requirements of the title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), which provides that no person in the United States will, on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation, in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Article XV – Civil Rights Act of 1968 Recipients will comply with the requirements of Titles VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits recipients from discriminating in the sale, rental, financing, and advertising of dwelling, or in the provision of services in connection therewith, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, familial status, and sex (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.), as implemented by the Department of Housing and Urban Development at 24 CFR Part 100. The prohibition on disability discrimination includes the requirement that new multifamily housing with four or more dwelling units i.e., the public and common use areas and individual apartment units (all units in buildings with elevators and ground floor units in buildings without elevators) be designed and constructed with certain accessible features (see 24 CFR 100.201). Article XVI – American with Disabilities Act of 1990 Recipients will comply with the requirements of Titles I, II, III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits recipients from discriminating on the basis of disability in the operation of the public entities, public and private transportation systems, places of the public accommodation, and certain testing entities (42 U.S.C. 12101-12213). Article XVII – Age Discrimination Act of 1975 Recipients will comply the requirements of the Age discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Article XVIII – Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Recipients will comply with the requirements Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) which provides that no person in the United States will, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. These regulations are codified at 44 CFR Part 19. Article XIX– Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Recipients will comply with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended, which provides that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual 35 in the United States will, solely by reason of the handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to the discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. These requirements pertain to the provision of benefits or services as well as to employment. Article XX – Limited English Proficiency Recipients will comply with the requirements of Executive Order 13166, Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency, and resulting agency guidance, national origin and resulting agency guidance, national origin discrimination includes discrimination on the basis of limited English proficiency (LEP). To ensure compliance with title VI, recipients must take reasonable steps to ensure that LEP persons have meaningful access to your programs. Meaningful access may entail providing language assistance services, including oral and written translation, where necessary. Recipients are encouraged to consider the need for language services for LEP persons served or encounters both in developing budgets and in conducting programs and activities. For assistance and information regarding LEP obligations, go to http://www.lep.gov. Article XXI– Animal Welfare Act of 1966 Recipients will comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.), which requires that minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for vertebrate animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported for commercial sale, or exhibited t the public. Recipients must establish appropriate policies and procedures for the humane care and use of animals based on the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and comply with the Public Health Service Policy and Government Principles Regarding the Care and Use of Animals. Article XXII – Clean Air Act of 1970 and Clean Air Act of 1977 Recipients will comply with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. and Executive Order 11738, which provides for the protection and enhancement of the quality of the nation’s air resources to promote public health and welfare and for restoring and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters is considered research for other purposes. Article XXIII– Protection of Human Subjects Recipients will comply with requirements of the Federal regulations at 45 CFR Part 46, which requires recipients to comply with the applicable provisions/law for protection of human subjects for purposes of research. Recipients must also comply with the requirements of DHS Management Directive 026-04, Protection of Human Subjects, prior to implementing any work with human subjects. For purposes of 45 CFR Part 46, research means a systematic investigation, including research, development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to general knowledge. Activities that meet this definition constitutes research for purposes of this policy, whether or not they are conducted or supported under a program that is 36 considered research for other purposes. The regulations specify additional protections for research involving human fetuses, pregnant women, and neonates (Subpart B): prisoners (Subpart C); and children (Subpart D). The use of autopsy materials is governed by applicable state and local law and is not directly regulated by 45 CFR Part 46. Article XXIV– National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 Recipients will comply with the requirements of Section 1306(c) of the National Flood Insurance Act, as amended, which provided for benefit payments under the Standard Flood Insurance Policy for demolition or relocation of a structure insured under the Act that is located along the shore of a lake or other body of water and that is certified by an appropriate State or local land use authority to be subject to imminent collapse or subsidence as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waved exceeding anticipated cyclical levels. These regulations are codified at 44 CFR Part 663. Article XXV– Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 Recipients will comply with the requirements of the Flood Disaster Act of 1973, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), which provides that no Federal financial assistance to acquire, modernize, or construct property may be provided in identified flood-prone communities in the United Stated, unless the community participates in the National Flood Insurance Program and flood insurance is purchases within one year of the identification. The flood insurance purchase requirement applies to both public and private applicants for DHS support. Lists of flood prone areas that are eligible for flood insurance are published in the Federal Registry by FEMA. Article XXVI – Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990 Recipients will comply with the requirements of Executive Order 1190, which provides that federally funded construction and improvements minimize the destruction, loss or degradation of wetlands. The Executive Order provides that, in furtherance of Section 101(b) (3) of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4331(b) (3)), Federal agencies, to the extent permitted by law, must avoid undertaking or assisting with new construction located in wetlands unless the head of the agency finds that there is no practicable alternative to such construction, and that the proposed action includes all practicable measures to minimize harm to wetlands that may result from such use. In making this finding, the head of the agency may take into account economic, environmental, and other pertinent factors. The public disclosure requirement described above also pertains to early public review of any plans or proposals for new construction in wetlands. This is codified at 44CFR Part 9. Article XXVII – USA Patriot Act of 2001 Recipients will comply with the requirements of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT Act), which amends 18 U.S.C. 175-175c. Among other things, it prescribes criminal penalties for possession of any biological agent, toxin, or delivery system of a type or in a quantity that is 37 not reasonably justified by a prophylactic, protective, bona fide research, or other peaceful purpose. The act also establishes restrictions on access to specified materials. “Restricted persons,” as defined by the act, may not possess, ship, transport, or receive any biological agent or toxin that is listed as a select agent. 38  Attachment C JUSTIFICATION OF ADVANCE PAYMENT RECIPIENT: Indicate by checking one of the boxes below if you are requesting an advance. If an advance payment is requested, budget data on which the request is based must be submitted. Any advance payment under this Agreement is subject to s. 216.181(16), Florida Statutes. The amount which may be advanced shall not exceed the expected cash needs of the Recipient within the initial three months of the Agreement.