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When original or replacement equipment acquired under this award by the recipient or its sub -recipients is no longer needed
<br />for the original project or program or for other activities currently or previously supported by DHS/FEMA, you must request
<br />instructions from DHS/FEMA to make proper disposition of the equipment pursuant to 2 G.F.R. Section 200.313.
<br />Article XVI - Patents and Intellectual Property Rights
<br />Recipients are subject to the Bayh-Dole Act, 35 U.S.C. section 200 et seq, unless otherwise provided by law. Recipients are
<br />subject to the specific requirements governing the development, reporting, and disposition of rights to inventions and patents
<br />resulting from federal financial assistance awards located at 37 C.F.R. Part 401 and the standard patent rights clause located
<br />at 37 C.F.R. section 401.14.
<br />Article XVII - DHS Specific Acknowledgements and Assurances
<br />All recipients, subrecipients, successors, transferees, and assignees must acknowledge and agree to comply with applicable
<br />provisions governing DHS access to records, accounts, documents, information, facilities, and staff.
<br />1. Recipients must cooperate with any compliance reviews or compliance investigations conducted by DHS.
<br />2 Recipients must give DHS access to, and the right to examine and copy, records, accounts, and other documents and
<br />sources of information related to the federal financial assistance award and permit access to facilities personnel, and other
<br />individuals and information as may be necessary, as required by DHS regulations and other applicable laws or program
<br />guidance.
<br />3. Recipients must submit timely, complete, and accurate reports to the appropriate DHS officials and maintain appropriate
<br />backup documentation to support the reports.
<br />4. Recipients must comply with all other special reporting, data collection, and evaluation requirements, as prescribed by law
<br />or detailed in program guidance.
<br />5. Recipients of federal financial assistance from DHS must complete the DHS Civil Rights Evaluation Tool within thirty (30)
<br />days of receipt of the Notice of Award or, for State Administering Agencies, thirty (30) days from receipt of the DHS Civil
<br />Rights Evaluation Tool from DHS or its awarding component agency. After the initial submission for the first award under
<br />which this term applies, recipients are required to provide this information once every two (2) years as long as they have an
<br />active award, not every time an award is made. Recipients should submit the completed tool, including supporting materials,
<br />to CivilRightsEvaluation a©hq.dhs.gov. This tool clarifies the civil rights obligations and related reporting requirements
<br />contained in the DHS Standard Terms and Conditions. Subrecipients are not required to complete and submit this tool to
<br />DHS. The evaluation tool can be found at https://www.dhs.gov/publication/dhs-civil-rights-evaluation-tool.
<br />6 The DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will consider, in its discretion, granting an extension if the recipient
<br />identifies steps and a timeline for completing the tool. Recipients should request extensions by emailing the request
<br />to CivilRightsEvaluation a©hq.dhs.gov prior to expiration of the 30-day deadline.
<br />Article XVIII - Procurement of Recovered Materials
<br />States, political subdivisions of states, and their contractors must comply with Section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
<br />Pub. L No. 89-272 (1965), (codified as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S C. section 6962 )
<br />The requirements of Section 6002 include procuring only items designated in guidelines of the Environmental Protection
<br />Agency (EPA) at 40 C.F.R. Part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable, consistent with
<br />maintaining a satisfactory level of competition.
<br />Article XIX - Terrorist Financing
<br />Recipients must comply with E 0 13224 and U.S. laws that prohibit transactions with, and the provisions of resources and
<br />support to, individuals and organizations associated with terrorism. Recipients are legally responsible to ensure compliance
<br />with the Order and laws.
<br />Article XX - Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Title VI
<br />Recipients must comply with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C.
<br />section 2000d et seq.), which provides that no person in the United States will, on the grounds of race, color or national origin,
<br />be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
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