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Article XIV - Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990
<br />In accordance with Section 6 of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990, 15 U.S.C. section 2225a, recipients must ensure
<br />that all conference, meeting, convention, or training space funded in whole or in part with federal funds complies with the fire
<br />prevention and control guidelines of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, (codified as amended at 15 U.S.C.
<br />section 2225.)
<br />Article XV - Disposition of Equipment Acquired Under the Federal Award
<br />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 C.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©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@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.
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