IIB
114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1162
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2015
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
AN ACT
To make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Science Prize Competitions Act
.
Amendments to prize competitions
Section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) is amended—
in subsection (c)—
by inserting competition
after section, a prize
;
by inserting types
after following
; and
in paragraph (4), by striking prizes
and inserting prize competitions
;
in subsection (f)—
by striking in the Federal Register
and inserting on a publicly accessible Government website, such as www.challenge.gov,
; and
in paragraph (4), by striking prize
and inserting cash prize purse
;
in subsection (g), by striking prize
and inserting cash prize purse
;
in subsection (h), by inserting prize
before competition
both places it appears;
in subsection (i)—
in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting prize
before competition
;
in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting prize
before competition
both places it appears;
by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
Waiver
An agency may waive the requirement under paragraph (2). The annual report under subsection (p) shall include a list of such waivers granted during the preceding fiscal year, along with a detailed explanation of the reasons for granting the waivers.
;
in subsection (k)—
in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting prize
before competition
; and
in paragraph (3), by inserting prize
before competitions
both places it appears;
in subsection (l), by striking all after may enter into
and inserting a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement with a private sector for-profit or nonprofit entity to administer the prize competition, subject to the provisions of this section.
;
in subsection (m)—
by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
In general
Support for a prize competition under this section, including financial support for the design and administration of a prize competition or funds for a cash prize purse, may consist of Federal appropriated funds and funds provided by private sector for-profit and nonprofit entities. The head of an agency may accept funds from other Federal agencies, private sector for-profit entities, and nonprofit entities, to be available to the extent provided by appropriations Acts, to support such prize competitions. The head of an agency may not give any special consideration to any private sector for-profit or nonprofit entity in return for a donation.
;
in paragraph (2), by striking prize awards
and inserting cash prize purses
;
in paragraph (3)(A)—
by striking No prize
and inserting No prize competition
; and
by striking the prize
and inserting the cash prize purse
;
in paragraph (3)(B), by striking a prize
and inserting a cash prize purse
;
in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting competition
after prize
;
in paragraph (4)(A), by striking a prize
and inserting a cash prize purse
; and
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking cash prizes
and inserting cash prize purses
;
in subsection (n), by inserting for both for-profit and nonprofit entities,
after contract vehicle
;
in subsection (o)(1), by striking or providing a prize
and insert a prize competition or providing a cash prize purse
; and
in subsection (p)(2)—
in subparagraph (C), by striking cash prizes
both places it occurs and inserting cash prize purses
; and
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
Plan
A description of crosscutting topical areas and agency-specific mission needs that may be the strongest opportunities for
prize competitions during the upcoming 2 fiscal years.
.
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2015.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk
