[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2926 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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114th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2926
To make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions
under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 12, 2016
Mr. Udall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions
under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Science Prize Competitions Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PRIZE COMPETITIONS.
Section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1)--
(i) by inserting ``competition'' after
``section, a prize''; and
(ii) by inserting ``types'' after
``following''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``prizes'' and
inserting ``prize competitions'';
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking
``in the Federal Register'' and inserting ``on a
publicly accessible Internet website of the Government,
such as www.challenge.gov,''; and
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``prize'' and
inserting ``cash prize purse'';
(3) in subsection (g), in the matter before paragraph (1),
by striking ``prize'' and inserting ``cash prize purse'';
(4) in subsection (h), by inserting ``prize'' before
``competition'' both places it appears;
(5) in subsection (i)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``prize''
before ``competition'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``prize''
before ``competition'' both places it appears;
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph
(4); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
``(3) 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.'';
(6) in subsection (k)--
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``prize''
before ``competition''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``prize'' before
``competitions'' both places it appears;
(7) 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.'';
(8) in subsection (m)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) 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.'';
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prize awards''
and inserting ``cash prize purses'';
(C) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(i) by striking ``No prize'' and inserting
``No prize competition''; and
(ii) by striking ``the prize'' and
inserting ``the cash prize purse'';
(D) in paragraph (3)(B)--
(i) in the matter before clause (i), by
striking ``a prize'' and inserting ``a cash
prize purse''; and
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting
``competition'' after ``prize''; and
(E) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a
prize'' and inserting ``a cash prize purse'';
and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``cash prizes'' and inserting ``cash prize
purses'';
(9) in subsection (n), by inserting ``for both for-profit
and nonprofit entities,'' after ``contract vehicle'';
(10) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ``or providing a
prize'' and inserting ``a prize competition or providing a cash
prize purse''; and
(11) in subsection (p)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``cash
prizes'' both places it occurs and inserting ``cash
prize purses''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(G) 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.''.
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