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Article 21 Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 <br />Recipients must ensure that all conference, meeting, convention, or training <br />space funded in whole or in part with federal funds complies with the fire <br />prevention and control guidelines of Section 6 of the Hotel and Motel Fire <br />Safety Act of 1990, 15 U.S.C. § 2225a <br />Article 22 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year <br />2019 <br />Recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors are <br />subject to the prohibitions described in section 889 of the John S. McCain <br />National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Pub. L. No. 115-232 <br />(2018) and 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.216, 200.327, 200.471, and Appendix II to 2 <br />C.F.R. Part 200. Beginning August 13, 2020, the statute – as it applies to <br />DHS recipients, subrecipients, and their contractors and subcontractors – <br />prohibits obligating or expending federal award funds on certain <br />telecommunications and video surveillance products and contracting with <br />certain entities for national security reasons <br />Article 23 Limited English Proficiency (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI) <br />Recipients must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (42 <br />U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.) prohibition against discrimination on the basis of <br />national origin, which requires that recipients of federal financial assistance <br />take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to persons with limited <br />English proficiency (LEP) to their programs and services. For additional <br />assistance and information regarding language access obligations, please <br />refer to the DHS Recipient Guidance: https://www.dhs.gov/guidance- <br />published-help-department- supported-organizations-provide-meaningful- <br />access-people-limited and additional resources on http://www.lep.gov. <br />Article 24 Lobbying Prohibitions <br />Recipients must comply with 31 U.S.C. § 1352, which provides that none of <br />the funds provided under a federal financial assistance award may be <br />expended by the recipient to pay any person to influence, or attempt to <br />influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an <br />officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in <br />connection with any federal action related to a federal award or contract, <br />including any extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification.