Grant Award Federal Emergency Management Agency (2)

Article 14 Education Amendments of 1972(Equal Opportunity in Education Act)— Title IX Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Pub. L. No.92-318(1972) (codified as amended at 20 U.S.C.§ 1681 et seq.), which provide 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. DHS implementing regulations are codified at 6 C.F.R. Part 17 and 44 C.F.R. Part 19. Article 15 Energy Policy and Conservation Act Recipients must comply with the requirements of The Energy Policy and Conservation Act Pub. L. No.94- 163 (1975) (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 6201 et seq.),which contain policies relating to energy efficiency that are defined in the state energy conservation plan issued in compliance with this Act. Article 16 False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies Recipients must comply with the requirements of The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §3729-3733, which prohibits the submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment to the federal government. (See 31 U.S.C. §3801-3812 which details the administrative remedies for false claims and statements made. Article 17 Federal Debt Status All recipients are required to be non-delinquent in their repayment of any federal debt. Examples of relevant debt include delinquent payroll and other taxes, audit disallowances, and benefit overpayments. (See OMB Circular A-129.) Article 18 Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging while Driving Recipients are encouraged to adopt and enforce policies that ban text messaging while driving as described in E.O. 13513, including conducting initiatives described in Section 3(a) of the Order when on official government business or when performing any work for or on behalf of the federal government. Article 19 Fly America Act of 1974 Recipients must comply with Preference for U.S. Flag Air Carriers(air carriers holding certificates under 49 U.S.C. §41102)for international air transportation of people and property to the extent that such service 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 B-138942. Article 20 Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 In accordance with Section 6 of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of1990, 15 U.S.C.§ 2225a, recipients must ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or training space funded in whole or in part with federal funds complies with the fire prevention and control guidelines of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, codified as amended at 15 U.S.C. §2225.