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________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Interagency Agreement Page 8 of 29 Travel expenses incurred or paid by the Grantee shall be reimbursed at a rate not to exceed the current state rate and in accordance with the state of Washington Office of Financial Management Travel Regulations. Travel expenses are included in the maximum Agreement amount for this Agreement. Current rates for travel may be accessed using the following link: https://www.ofm.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/resources/travel/colormap.pdf. 10. COMPLIANCE WITH 41 U.S.C. 4712 (INCLUDING PROHIBITIONS ON REPRISAL; NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES) The Grantee (and any subgrantee at any tier) must comply with, and is subject to, all applicable provisions of 41 U.S.C. 4712, including all applicable provisions that prohibit, under specified circumstances, discrimination against an employee as reprisal for the employee's disclosure of information related to gross mismanagement of a federal grant, a gross waste of federal funds, an abuse of authority relating to a federal grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal grant. The Grantee also must inform its employees, in writing (and in the predominant native language of the workforce), of employee rights and remedies under 41 U.S.C. 4712. Should a question arise as to the applicability of the provisions of 41 U.S.C. 4712 to this award, the Grantee is to contact COMMERCE for guidance. 11. COMPLIANCE WITH DOJ REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND NONDISCRIMINATION – 28 C.F.R. PARTS 38, 42, AND 54 The Grantee, and any subgrantee at any tier, must comply with all applicable requirements of 28 C.F.R. Part 38 (amended effective April 3, 2024). Among other things, 28 C.F.R. Part 38 includes rules that prohibit specific forms of discrimination on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice. Part 38 also sets out rules and requirements that relate to engaging in or conducting explicitly religious activities, and requires that recipients and subrecipients that are social service providers provide written notice to beneficiaries or prospective beneficiaries of certain protections as described in 28 C.F.R.38.6(b). The Grantee, and any subgrantee at any tier, must comply with all applicable requirements of 28 C.F.R. Part 42, specifically including any applicable requirements in Subpart E of 28 C.F.R. Part 42 that relate to an equal employment opportunity program. The Grantee, and any subgrantee at any tier, must comply with all applicable requirements of 28 C.F.R. Part 54, which relates to nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in certain "education programs." 12. COMPLIANCE WITH GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS-LAW RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS The Grantee, and any subgrantee at any tier, must comply with all applicable restrictions on the use of federal funds set out in federal appropriations statutes. Pertinent restrictions, for each fiscal year, are set out at: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/award-conditions (titled “Award Condition: General appropriations-law restrictions on use of federal award funds”), and are incorporated by reference here. Should a question arise as to whether a particular use of federal funds by the Grantee (or a subgrantee) would or might fall within the scope of an appropriations-law restriction, the Grantee is to contact COMMERCE for guidance, and may not proceed without the express prior written approval of COMMERCE. 13. COMPUTER NETWORK REQUIREMENT Grantees may not use any award funds to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. Nothing in this requirement limits the use of funds necessary for any local law enforcement agency or any other entity Docusign Envelope ID: 5C9CDD1E-E998-4C83-AD66-A5E41B68E042Docusign Envelope ID: D434CA11-551F-4F5F-8A80-046DC3E43BC7