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 **Checklist (Please check before submitting)**
 
 * [ ] I reviewed the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/nasa/CF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
-* [ ] I signed and emailed the appropriate Contributor License agreement to GSFC-SoftwareRelease@mail.nasa.gov and copied cfs-program@lists.nasa.gov.
+* [ ] I signed and emailed the appropriate [Contributor License Agreement](https://github.com/nasa/cFS/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributor-license-agreement-cla) to GSFC-SoftwareRelease@mail.nasa.gov and copied cfs-program@lists.nasa.gov.
 
 **Describe the contribution**
 A clear and concise description of what the contribution is.
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 # Contributing Guide
 
-Please see our [top-level contributing guide](https://github.com/nasa/cFS/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to contribute. 
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+Please see our [top-level contributing guide](https://github.com/nasa/cFS/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to contribute to cFS components.
+
+## Contributor License Agreement (CLA)
+
+Before we can accept your code contributions we need a signed Contributor License Agreement (CLA). See the [instructions](https://github.com/nasa/cFS/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributor-license-agreement-cla) for more information.
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