(a) Except as expressly provided in Section 6.7(b) , all payments (whether of principal, interest, fees, reimbursements or otherwise) by the Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any present or future tax, levy, impost or any other similar charge and all interest, penalties or similar liabilities with respect thereto (“ Taxes ”), if any, now or hereafter imposed by the United States government or any taxing authority thereof other than (i) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income or net earnings by any such tax authority, (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Bank’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.5(b) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts and other similar amounts, “ Non-Excluded Taxes ”). In the event that any Non-Excluded Taxes are required by law to be deducted or withheld from any payments by the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, on the date of each such payment, such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received by Administrative Agent and the Banks after such deduction or withholding shall equal the amounts which would have been received if such deduction or withholding were not required, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to pay such additional amounts to any Non-U.S. Bank unless such Bank complies with the provisions of clause (b)  below. The Borrower shall confirm that all applicable Non-Excluded Taxes, if any, imposed on this Agreement and the Notes or transactions hereunder shall have been properly and legally paid by it to the appropriate taxing authorities by sending official tax receipts or notarized copies of such receipts to the Administrative Agent within 30 days after payment of any applicable Non-Excluded Taxes. For purposes of this Section  6.7 , the term “law” shall include FATCA.