Tentative Agreements among ICANN, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Network Solutions, Inc.

(Posted September 28, 1999)

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Amendment 19 to Cooperative Agreement # NCR 92-18742

I. GENERAL

A. Definitions

1) The "Expiration Date" is the date specified in Section I.B.10 below.

2) "Accredited Registrar" means an individual or entity accredited by ICANN, or another entity designated by the Department of Commerce, to provide registrar services in the Registry TLDs.

3) "ICANN" refers to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and its successors and assigns.

4) "NSI" refers to Network Solutions, Inc., and its successors and assigns.

5) "Other Services" means all services provided by NSI under this Cooperative Agreement other than Registrar Services or Registry Services, including specific obligations of NSI under Section I below and the provisions in Amendment 11 to this Agreement labeled "Assistance to NewCo," "Root Servers," "Existing NSI Customers," and "New Contracts."

6) "Personal Data" refers to data about any identified or identifiable natural person.

7) "Registrar Accreditation Agreement" means the ICANN-NSI Registrar Accreditation Agreement entered into contemporaneously with this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

8) "Registrar Services" mean services provided under this Cooperative Agreement of the type provided by NSI under the Registrar Accreditation Agreement.

9) "Registry Agreement" means the ICANN-NSI Registry Agreement entered into contemporaneously with this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

10) "Registry Data" means all data maintained in electronic form in the registry database, and shall include Zone File Data, all data submitted by registrars in electronic form, and all other data concerning particular registrations or nameservers maintained in electronic form by the registry.

11) "Registry Services" means all services provided under this Cooperative Agreement of the type provided by NSI under the Registry Agreement.

12) "Registry TLDs" refers to the .com, .net, and .org TLDs.

13) "SLD" refers to a second-level domain in the Registry TLDs.

14) "Term of this Agreement" runs through the earlier of the expiration or termination of this Amendment.

15) "TLD" refers to a top-level domain in the Internet domain name system.

16) "Zone File Data" means all data contained in domain name system zone files for the Registry TLDs as provided to TLD nameservers on the Internet.

B. Agreements

The Department of Commerce and NSI agree as follows:

1. ICANN as NewCo

NSI recognizes ICANN as NewCo in accordance with the provisions of Amendment 11. "ICANN" shall replace the term "NewCo" wherever such reference appears in Amendment 11 to the Cooperative Agreement.

2. NSI Relationship with ICANN

A. NSI shall enter into the Registry Agreement (Appendix 1) and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (Appendix 2). NSI’s obligations under the Cooperative Agreement with respect to Registry Services and Registrar Services shall be satisfied by compliance with the Registry Agreement and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement, respectively, for so long as those Agreements (including any renewals of those agreements) are in effect (as determined by the dispute resolution procedures and termination provisions of those Agreements). NSI’s obligations under the Cooperative Agreement with respect to Other Services (and Registry Services following the expiration or termination by NSI pursuant to Section 14 of the Registry Agreement ) shall be satisfied by compliance with this Agreement as amended.

B. If the Registry Agreement is terminated by ICANN for cause pursuant to Section 14 of that agreement, the Department of Commerce shall be entitled under Section I.B.8 below to terminate NSI’s obligation to provide Registry Services under the Cooperative Agreement.

C. If the Registrar Accreditation Agreement is terminated by ICANN for cause pursuant to Section II.N of that agreement, the Department of Commerce shall be entitled under Section I.B.8 below to terminate NSI’s obligation to provide Registrar Services under the Cooperative Agreement.

D. If the Registry Agreement and the Registrar Accreditation Agreement are both terminated by ICANN for cause pursuant to Section 14 and Section II.N of those agreements respectively, NSI’s obligations to provide Registry Services, Registrar Services, and Other Services under the Cooperative Agreement shall terminate upon 90 days notice by either party of its intention to terminate such services.

E. NSI shall only accept registrations in the Registry TLDs from Accredited Registrars.

3. InterNIC

A. Within six months from the effective date of this Amendment (the "Transition Period"), NSI shall transfer the internic.com, internic.org and internic.net SLD names to the Department of Commerce.

B. Until such time as NSI has completed such transfer, NSI in its capacity as registry shall maintain and operate the InterNIC website on behalf of the Department of Commerce, with content approved by the Department of Commerce, as a neutral stand alone web page that shall provide a public directory of all accredited registrars and associated contact information (including hotlinks) and other information regarding domain name registration services as directed by the Department of Commerce. NSI shall activate any substitute web pages supplied in HTML format by the Department of Commerce, during this period, within three business days of its receipt of the substitute web pages.

C. During the period lasting until nine months after the date of this Amendment, the Department of Commerce will cooperate with NSI to assure the continued availability of the internic.net SLD name for purposes of email transmissions from registration templates to NSI. Prior to the end of such nine month period, NSI shall modify all of its registration templates and otherwise migrate from the use of the term "InterNIC," or Internet addresses that reflect the term "InterNIC," in connection with its provision of any product or service. Thereafter, the internic.net SLD name shall not be used for the provision of Registrar Services.

D. The Department of Commerce shall not transfer or grant a license for the internic.com, internic.org or internic.net SLD names, or the InterNIC mark, to any other registry or registrar for the purpose of competing with NSI.

E. During the Transition Period, NSI will cooperate with the Department of Commerce, or its designee, to ensure a seamless transition and continuous operation of the InterNIC websites.

4. Other Obligations of the Parties

A. The Department of Commerce will ensure that the authoritative root will point to the TLD zone servers designated by NSI for the Registry TLDs (Registry TLD zone server) until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement by the Department of Commerce or termination for cause of the Registry Agreement by ICANN pursuant to Section 14 of that agreement.

B. The Department of Commerce acknowledges and agrees that NSI is and will remain the registry for the Registry TLD(s) until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement by the Department of Commerce or termination for cause of the Registry Agreement by ICANN pursuant to Section 14 of that agreement.

C. Notwithstanding any changes NSI may make in the manner in which it propagates Registry TLD Zone File Data to the Registry TLD zone servers NSI shall continue to provide a complete zone file for downloading at least once per day. If, in order to fulfill its obligation to provide bulk public access to zone file data, NSI is required to incur significant additional costs to distribute complete copies of the zone files to multiple third parties, NSI shall be entitled to charge a reasonable cost-based fee provided such fee has been approved in advance by the Department of Commerce, said approval not to be unreasonably withheld.

D. NSI agrees to provide to the Department of Commerce, on a continuing basis, and at no cost to the Department of Commerce, the ability to access the current Registry TLD zone files.

E. In the interest of the smooth, reliable and consistent functioning of the Internet, for so long as the Cooperative Agreement is in effect, NSI agrees not to deploy alternative DNS root server systems.

5. Assignment of Registry Assets

NSI may assign and transfer its registry assets in connection with the sale of its registry business or for any other purpose only with the prior, written approval of the Department of Commerce, said approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Upon the approval of the Department of Commerce, appropriate provisions of the Cooperative Agreement may be assigned provided that the purchaser has agreed in a document of sale for NSI’s registry assets to assume NSI’s obligations with respect to the provision of Registry Services.

6. Approvals

A. The Department of Commerce hereby approves the form of certification (Appendix 3) to be submitted every six months in fulfillment of NSI’s obligations under Amendment 11 regarding NSI’s provision to all licensed Accredited Registrars of equivalent access to its registry.

B. The Department of Commerce hereby approves the separation of NSI’s registry and registrar assets, as described in Appendix 4, in fulfillment of NSI’s obligations under Amendment 11 to ensure that the revenues and assets of the registry are not used to financially advantage NSI’s registrar activities to the detriment of other registrars.

C. The Department of Commerce hereby approves the Registrar License and Agreement attached hereto as Appendix 5.

7. Specific Performance

During the Term of this Agreement, the Department of Commerce may seek specific performance of any provision of this Agreement, provided the Department is not in material breach of its obligations hereunder. This provision shall not entitle the Department of Commerce to seek specific performance of the Registry Agreement. This provision shall not entitle the Department of Commerce to seek specific performance of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement unless and until and for so long as such agreement has been assigned to the Department of Commerce by ICANN.

8. Termination

A. In the event ICANN designates a Successor Registry pursuant to Section 22 of the Registry Agreement or terminates the Registry Agreement pursuant to Section 14 of that agreement, the Department agrees that upon the conclusion of the transfer when the Successor Registry is established and operational and NSI notifies the Department of the completion of the transfer, the Department will relieve, release and discharge NSI from any responsibility for Registry Services currently performed under the Cooperative Agreement that have been transferred to the Successor Registry.

The final release will be effected by NSI sending a letter to the Department stating that:

Awardee, Network Solutions, Inc. hereby represents and certifies to the Department of Commerce, that in accordance with the requirements contained in Amendment 19 to the Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742, all requirements relating to its performance as the Registry have been completed.

We therefore request that, as provided by Amendment No. 19 to the Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742, the Department of Commerce sign and return a copy of this letter and, in the block indicated below, acknowledge that we have completed the agreed upon items and are fully and finally relieved, released, and discharged from any responsibility for the Registry for com, net, and org TLDs previously performed by Awardee under Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742 which are now the subject of a contract between ICANN and [the successor Registry]. (attachment).

B. In the event ICANN terminates the Registrar Accreditation Agreement for cause pursuant to Section II.N of that agreement, the Department will relieve, release and discharge NSI from any responsibility for Registrar Services currently performed under the Cooperative Agreement.

The final release will be effected by NSI sending a letter to the Department stating that:

Awardee, Network Solutions, Inc. hereby represents and certifies to the Department of Commerce, that in accordance with the requirements contained in Amendment 19 to the Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742, all requirements relating to its performance of Registrar Services have been completed.

We therefore request that, as provided by Amendment No. 19 to the Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742, the Department of Commerce sign and return a copy of this letter and, in the block indicated below, acknowledge that we have completed the agreed upon items and are fully and finally relieved, released, and discharged from any responsibility for the provision of Registrar Services for com, net, and org TLDs previously performed by Awardee under Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742.

C. If the both the Registrar Accreditation Agreement and the Registry Agreement are terminated by ICANN for cause, the Department will relieve, release and discharge NSI from any responsibility for continuing to provide Other Services that are required under the Cooperative Agreement.

The final release will be effected by NSI sending a letter to the Department stating that:

Awardee, Network Solutions, Inc. hereby represents and certifies to the Department of Commerce, that in accordance with the requirements contained in Amendment 19 to the Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742, all requirements relating to its performance of Other Services have been completed.

We therefore request that, as provided by Amendment No. 19 to the Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742, the Department of Commerce sign and return a copy of this letter and, in the block indicated below, acknowledge that we have completed the agreed upon items and are fully and finally relieved, released, and discharged from any responsibility for the provision of Other Services previously performed by Awardee under Cooperative Agreement NCR-9218742.

D. In the event that a final judgment is rendered specifically enforcing any provision of this Agreement, the Department of Commerce may, by giving written notice, demand that NSI comply with such judgment. In the event that NSI fails to comply with such judgment within ninety days after the giving of notice, the Department of Commerce may terminate this Agreement immediately by giving NSI written notice of termination and the Department of Commerce may initiate either a competitive action or other transaction pursuant to Section II.9 below or request ICANN to initiate procedures for designating a successor registry in compliance with the provisions of the Registry Agreement.

E. NSI shall cooperate in a transfer of responsibility for the provision of Registry Services, Registrar Services or Other Services that are required under the Cooperative Agreement.

F. This Section I.B.8 shall be read in accordance with the order of precedence provisions contained in Article 13 of the Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions. While this Amendment is in effect, Section I.B.8 shall supercede Section 37 ("Suspension or Termination for Convenience") of the Cooperative Agreement General Conditions and Article 25 ("Suspension or Termination") of the Grant General Conditions.

9. Compliance with Section II of this Amendment

While the Registry Agreement remains in effect, NSI shall not be obligated to comply with the provisions of Section II of this Amendment. Upon termination (i) by NSI of the Registry Agreement pursuant to Section 14 of that agreement, (ii) due to the withdrawal of the Department’s recognition of ICANN as described in Section 24 of that agreement, or (iii) by NSI with the approval of the Department of Commerce under Section 16(c) of that agreement, NSI shall no longer be required to comply with the Registry Agreement and NSI’s obligations under Section II of this Amendment shall take immediate effect without further action by the Department of Commerce or NSI.

10. Expiration Date

The Expiration Date of this Agreement shall be four years after the date this Amendment is signed, unless extended as provided below. In the event that NSI completes the legal separation of the ownership of its Registry Services business from its registrar business by divesting all the assets and operations of one of those businesses, within 18 months after the date of this Amendment to an unaffiliated third party that enters an agreement enforceable by the Department of Commerce (i) not to be both a registry and a registrar in the Registry TLDs, and (ii) not to control, own or have as an affiliate any individual(s) or entity(ies) that, collectively, act as both a registry and a registrar in the Registry TLDs, the Expiration Date shall be extended for an additional four years, resulting in a total term of eight years. For the purposes of this Section, "unaffiliated third party" means an entity in which NSI (including its assigns, subdivisions, and divisions, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives), does not have majority equity ownership or the ability to exercise managerial or operational control, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries. "Control," as used in this Section I.B.10, means any of the following: (1) ownership, directly or indirectly, or other interest entitling NSI to exercise in the aggregate 25% or more of the voting power of an entity; (2) the power, directly or indirectly, to elect 25% or more of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of an entity; or (3) the ability, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management, operations, or policies of an entity.

11. Other Top Level Domains

Until such time as the Department of Commerce designates successor registries for the .edu and .us top level domains, NSI shall continue to provide Registry and, as appropriate, Registrar Services for such domains at no cost to the U.S. Government in the manner and at the funding level that these services are now provided. Upon the designation by the Department of Commerce of successor registries, which shall take place within 12 months of the date of this agreement, NSI shall cooperate with the Department of Commerce and the successor registries to facilitate the smooth transition of operation of these top level domains. With respect to the transfer of .edu, such cooperation shall include timely transfer to the successor registry of an electronic copy of the top level domain database and a full specification of the format of the data. After such transfers, NSI shall be relieved of further obligations for these domains under this Agreement, and NSI shall no longer be the registry for these domains.

II. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS

The Department of Commerce and NSI agree as follows:

1. NSI Obligations

During the Term of this Agreement:

A. NSI agrees that it will operate the registry for the Registry TLDs in accordance with this Agreement;

B. NSI agrees to comply with Department of Commerce policies and directives regarding material aspects of NSI’s provision of Registry Services as distinct from the detailed or day to day administration of the Registry.

C. NSI acknowledges and agrees that upon the earlier of the expiration or termination pursuant to Section I.B.8 of this Agreement, it will cease to be the registry for the Registry TLDs, unless prior to the end of the term of this Agreement NSI is chosen as the Successor Registry in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. NSI shall cooperate in the transfer of responsibility for operation of the registry to the successor registry. Such cooperation shall include the timely transfer to the successor registry of an electronic copy of the registry database and of a full specification of the format of the data.

2. Data Escrow

NSI shall deposit into escrow all Registry Data on a schedule (not more frequently than weekly for a complete set of Registry Data, and daily for incremental updates) and in an electronic format mutually approved from time to time by NSI and the Department of Commerce, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld by either party. The escrow shall be maintained, at NSI’s expense, by a reputable escrow agent mutually approved by NSI and the Department of Commerce, such approval also not to be unreasonably withheld by either party. The escrow shall be held under an agreement among NSI, the Department of Commerce, and the escrow agent providing that (A) the data shall be received and held in escrow, with no use other than verification that the deposited data is complete and in proper format, until released to the Department of Commerce; (B) the data shall be released to the Department of Commerce upon termination by the Department of Commerce of this Agreement or upon its expiration if (1) this Agreement has not sooner been terminated and (2) NSI has not been designated as the successor registry as the result of a competitive action or other transaction in accordance with applicable federal law and regulations.

3. NSI Handling of Personal Data

NSI agrees to notify registrars sponsoring registrations in the registry of the purposes for which Personal Data submitted to the registry by registrars is collected, the recipients (or categories of recipients) of such Personal Data, and the mechanism for access to and correction of such Personal Data. NSI shall take reasonable steps to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse, unauthorized disclosure, alteration or destruction. NSI shall not use or authorize the use of Personal Data in a way that is incompatible with the notice provided to registrars.

4. Publication by NSI of Registry Data

A. NSI shall provide an interactive Registry WHOIS service providing free public query-based (web and, after January 15, 2000, command-line) access to up-to-date registry database data which, in response to input of an SLD name, shall report at least the following data elements in response to queries: (a) the SLD name registered, (b) the TLD in which the SLD is registered; (c) the IP addresses and corresponding names of the primary nameserver and secondary nameserver(s) for such SLD, (d) the identity of the sponsoring Registrar, and (e) the date of the most recent modification to the domain name record in the registry database; provided, however, that if the Department of Commerce adds to or subtracts from these elements, NSI will implement that policy.

B. To ensure operational stability of the registry, NSI may temporarily limit access under subsection (A) on an equitable basis, in which case NSI shall immediately notify the Department of Commerce in writing or electronically of the nature of and reason for the limitation. NSI shall not continue the limitation longer than three business days if the Department of Commerce objects in writing or electronically, which objection shall not be unreasonably made.

C. NSI as registry shall comply with Departmental direction providing for development and operation of a capability that provides distributed free public query-based (web and command-line) access to current registration data implemented by Accredited Registrars providing for capabilities comparable to WHOIS, including (if called for by Departmental direction) registry database lookup capabilities according to a specified format. If such a service implemented by Accredited Registrars on a distributed basis does not within a reasonable time provide reasonably robust, reliable and convenient access to accurate and up-to-date registration data, NSI as registry shall cooperate and, if reasonably determined to be necessary by the Department of Commerce (considering such possibilities as remedial actions by specific registrars), provide data from the registry database to facilitate the development of a centralized service providing equivalent functionality in a manner established by Departmental direction.

5. Performance and Functional Specifications for Registry Services

Unless and until otherwise directed by the Department of Commerce, NSI shall provide registry services to Accredited Registrars meeting the performance and functional specifications set forth in the SRS specification then in place under the Registry Agreement. In the event the Department directs different performance and functional standards for the registry, NSI shall comply with those standards to the extent practicable, provided that compensation pursuant to the provisions of II.7 of this Agreement has been resolved prior to implementation and provided further that NSI is given a reasonable time for implementation.

NSI shall take all reasonable steps to ensure the continued operation, functionality, and accessibility of the Shared Registration System. In the event of operational instability or for the purpose of system maintenance, NSI may temporarily limit Accredited Registrar’s access to the Shared Registration System on an equitable basis, in which case NSI shall immediately notify the Department of Commerce and all affected Accredited Registrars in writing or electronically of the nature of and reason for the limitation and the expected date and time of service restoration. NSI shall take all reasonable steps to notify all Accredited Registrars at least 24 hours in advance of any anticipated (non emergency) Shared Registration System service interruption, the reason for the service interruption, and the expected date and time of service restoration.

6. Bulk Access to Zone Files

NSI shall provide third parties bulk access to the zone files for the Registry TLDs on the terms set forth in the zone file access agreement then in effect under the Registry Agreement. NSI may not change the access agreement without the prior written approval of the Department of Commerce.

7. Price for Registry Services

The price to licensed registrars for entering initial and renewal SLD registrations into the registry and for transferring a SLD registration from one accredited registrar to another will be as set forth in the Registry Agreement at the time of its expiration or termination. These prices shall be increased to reflect demonstrated increases in costs of operating the registry arising from (1) changes or additions to the work provided under this Agreement directed by the Department of Commerce or (2) legislation specifically applicable to the Registry Services business of Registry adopted after the date of this Amendment to ensure that NSI recovers such increased costs and a reasonable profit thereon.

8. NSI Agreements with Registrars

NSI shall make access to the Shared Registration System available only to Accredited Registrars and subject to the terms of the NSI/Registrar License and Agreement then in effect. NSI shall not change the provisions of the NSI/Registrar License and Agreement without the prior written approval of the Department of Commerce.

9. Designation of Successor Registry

NSI agrees that upon (a) one year prior to the expiration or (b) NSI’s receipt of notice of termination pursuant to Section I.B.8 of this Agreement, the Department of Commerce may initiate a competitive action or other transaction in accordance with applicable federal law and regulations to designate a successor registry.

Not later than 30 days after NSI’s receipt of a notice of termination, NSI shall submit to the Department of Commerce, for the Department’s immediate use in designating the Successor Registry, an electronic copy of all software (excluding the SRS software) and data related to its provision of Registry Services generated under the Cooperative Agreement through the date of the notice of termination. Not later than 60 days after NSI’s receipt of a notice of termination, NSI shall submit to the Department of Commerce, for its immediate use in designating a Successor Registry, all existing documentation for such software (excluding the SRS software) and data related to NSI’s provision of Registry Services generated under the Cooperative Agreement through the date of the notice of termination.

If, after the expiration or termination pursuant to Section I.B.8 of this Agreement, NSI or its assignee is not designated as the successor registry pursuant to the competitive action or transaction, NSI shall cooperate with the Department of Commerce and with the successor registry in order to facilitate the smooth transition of operation of the registry to the successor registry. Such cooperation shall include timely transfer to the successor registry of an electronic copy of the registry database and of a full specification of the format of the data. Thereafter NSI shall be relieved of further obligations under this Agreement.

10. Rights in Data

Except as permitted by the Registrar License and Agreement, NSI shall not be entitled to claim any intellectual property rights in data or any database or portion thereof in the registry supplied by or through registrars other than NSI. In the event that Registry Data is released from escrow under Section II.2 or transferred to a successor registry under Sections I. B.8 or II.A.10 , any rights held by NSI as registry in said Registry Data shall automatically be licensed on a non-exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, royalty-free, paid-up basis to the recipient of the data.

III. OTHER PROVISIONS

1. As of the date of this Agreement NSI shall have no further obligations under Articles 2, 4, and 11 of the Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions.

2. Articles 9, 10 and 14 of the Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions, as amended, are hereby suspended as of the date of this Agreement and NSI shall have no obligations under such provisions for so long as the Registry Agreement remains in effect. Upon termination of the Registry Agreement pursuant to (i) Section 14 of that agreement, (ii) the withdrawal of the Department’s recognition of ICANN under Section 24 of that agreement, or (iii) with the approval of the Department of Commerce under Section 16c of that agreement, such provisions shall return to effect immediately without further action by the Department of Commerce or NSI.

3. Article 6 Section a of the Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions, as amended, is hereby amended to add the following new language:

NSI agrees to comply with Department of Commerce policies and directives regarding material aspects of NSI’s provision of Other Services, as distinct from the detailed or day to day administration of the Registry in accordance with Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions Article 5.

4. Article 8, Section G of the Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions, as amended, is hereby amended to read:

3. The compensation provisions in Amendment 9 shall apply for the period April 1, 1999 through the effective date of this Amendment

and by adding a new Section G.4 as follows:

G.4.a. From the effective date of this Amendment, NSI, in its capacity as a registrar for the Registry TLDs, may establish the charge to SLD holders for registration of SLD names or for any other service provided by NSI as registrar at its own discretion.

G.4.b. All income generated by user fees charged for Registry or Registrar Services shall be considered Program Income under the terms of this Agreement and will be available to NSI as consideration for the services provided and may be used for any purpose in NSI’s sole discretion.

5. Article 12 of the Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions, as amended, is hereby amended to read:

The following individuals shall serve as points of contact at NSI:

Jonathan Emery
David Graves

6. Article 15 of the Cooperative Agreement Special Conditions, as amended, is hereby amended to read:

All income generated by user fees charged for Registry or Registrar Services shall be considered Program Income under the terms of this Agreement and will be available to NSI as consideration for the services provided and may be used for any purpose in NSI’s sole discretion.

7. Except as specifically modified by this amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Cooperative Agreement remain unchanged. The provisions of this Amendment shall take precedence over any conflicting provision contained in any other portion of this Cooperative Agreement as amended.

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