(e) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to win a prize under this section, an in-
dividual or entity— 
(1) shall have registered to participate in the competition pursuant 
to any rules promulgated by the Administrator under subsection (d); 
(2) shall have complied with all the requirements under this section; 
(3) in the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and main-
tain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case 
of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be 
a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and 
(4) shall not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within 
the scope of their employment. 
(f) LIABILITY.— 
(1) ASSUMPTION OF RISK.—Registered participants must agree to 
assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Govern-
ment and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, 
for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, 
whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their participa-
tion in a competition, whether such injury, death, damage, or loss 
arises through negligence or otherwise. For the purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘‘related entity’’ means a contractor or subcontractor 
at any tier, and a supplier, user, customer, cooperating party, grantee, 
investigator, or detailee. 
(2) LIABILITY INSURANCE.—Participants must obtain liability insur-
ance or demonstrate financial responsibility, in amounts determined by 
the Administrator, for claims by— 
(A) a third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, 
or loss resulting from an activity carried out in connection with 
participation in a competition, with the Federal Government 
named as an additional insured under the registered participant’s 
insurance policy and registered participants agreeing to indemnify 
the Federal Government against third party claims for damages 
arising from or related to competition activities; and 
(B) the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government 
property resulting from such an activity. 
(g) JUDGES.—For each competition, the Administration, either directly or 
through an agreement under subsection (h), shall assemble a panel of quali-
fied judges to select the winner or winners of the prize competition on the 
basis described pursuant to subsection (d). Judges for each competition 
shall include individuals from outside the Administration, including from the 
private sector. A judge may not— 
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(1) have personal or financial interests in, or be an employee, officer, 
director, or agent of any entity that is a registered participant in a 
competition; or 
(2) have a familial or financial relationship with an individual who 
is a registered participant. 
(h) ADMINISTERING THE COMPETITION.—The Administrator may enter 
into an agreement with a private, nonprofit entity to administer the prize 
competition, subject to the provisions of this section. 
(i) FUNDING.— 
(1) SOURCES.—Prizes under this section may consist of Federal ap-
propriated funds and funds provided by the private sector for such cash 
prizes. The Administrator may accept funds from other Federal agen-
cies for such cash prizes. The Administrator may not give any special 
consideration to any private sector entity in return for a donation. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.— 
(A) DEFINITION OF PROVISIONS KNOWN AS THE ANTI-DEFI-
CIENCY ACT.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘provisions known as 
the Anti-Deficiency Act’’ means sections 1341, 1342, 1349(a), 
1350, 1351, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 
and 1519 of title 31. 
(B) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
funds appropriated for prize awards under this section shall re-
main available until expended, and may be transferred, repro-
grammed, or expended for other purposes only after the expiration 
of 10 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the funds were 
originally appropriated. No provision in this section permits obli-
gation or payment of funds in violation of the provisions known 
as the Anti-Deficiency Act. 
(3) APPROPRIATION OR COMMITMENT OF FUNDS REQUIRED BEFORE 
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZE OR INCREASE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—No prize may be announced under sub-
section (d) until all the funds needed to pay out the announced 
amount of the prize have been appropriated or committed in writ-
ing by a private source. 
(B) INCREASE.—The Administrator may increase the amount of 
a prize after an initial announcement is made under subsection (d) 
if— 
(i) notice of the increase is provided in the same manner 
as the initial notice of the prize; and 
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(ii) the funds needed to pay out the announced amount of 
the increase have been appropriated or committed in writing 
by a private source. 
(4) 
NOTICE
TO
COMMITTEES
FOR
PRIZE
GREATER
THAN 
$10,000,000.—No prize competition under this section may offer a prize 
in an amount greater than $10,000,000 unless 30 days have elapsed 
after written notice has been transmitted to the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(5) APPROVAL
OF
ADMINISTRATOR
FOR
PRIZE
GREATER
THAN 
$1,000,000.—No prize competition under this section may result in the 
award of more than $1,000,000 in cash prizes without the approval of 
the Administrator. 
(j) USE OF ADMINISTRATION NAME OR INSIGNIA.—A registered partici-
pant in a competition under this section may use the Administration’s 
name, initials, or insignia only after prior review and written approval by 
the Administration. 
(k) COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING LAW.—The Federal Government shall 
not, by virtue of offering or providing a prize under this section, be respon-
sible for compliance by registered participants in a prize competition with 
Federal law, including licensing, export control, and non-proliferation laws, 
and related regulations. 
§ 20145. Enhanced-use lease of real property demonstration 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator may enter into a lease under this section with any person or 
entity (including another department or agency of the Federal Government 
or an entity of a State or local government) with regard to any real property 
under the jurisdiction of the Administrator at no more than 2 Administra-
tion centers. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) AMOUNT.—A person or entity entering into a lease under this 
section shall provide consideration for the lease at fair market value as 
determined by the Administrator, except that in the case of a lease to 
another department or agency of the Federal Government, that depart-
ment or agency shall provide consideration for the lease equal to the 
full costs to the Administration in connection with the lease. 
(2) FORM.—Consideration under this subsection may take one or a 
combination of the following forms: 
(A) The payment of cash. 
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(B) The maintenance, construction, modification, or improve-
ment of facilities on real property under the jurisdiction of the Ad-
ministrator. 
(C) The provision of services to the Administration, including 
launch services and payload processing services. 
(D) The use by the Administration of facilities on the property. 
(3) CASH CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) UTILIZATION.—The Administrator may utilize amounts of 
cash consideration received under this subsection for a lease en-
tered into under this section to cover the full costs to the Adminis-
tration in connection with the lease. These funds shall remain 
available until expended. 
(B) AMOUNTS NOT UTILIZED.—Any amounts of cash consider-
ation received under this subsection that are not utilized in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in a capital asset 
account to be established by the Administrator, shall be available 
for maintenance, capital revitalization, and improvements of the 
real property assets of the centers selected for this demonstration 
program, and shall remain available until expended. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Administrator may re-
quire such terms and conditions in connection with a lease under this sec-
tion as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
the United States. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LEASE AUTHORITY.—The authority under 
this section to lease property of the Administration is in addition to any 
other authority to lease property of the Administration under law. 
(e) LEASE RESTRICTIONS.—The Administration is not authorized to lease 
back property under this section during the term of the out-lease or enter 
into other contracts with the lessee respecting the property. 
(f) PLAN AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—At least 15 days prior to 
the Administrator entering into the first lease under this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall submit a plan to Congress on the Administration’s pro-
posed implementation of this demonstration. The Administrator shall submit 
an annual report by January 31 of each year regarding the status of the 
demonstration. 
§ 20146. Retrocession of jurisdiction 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term ‘‘State’’ means any 
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession 
of the United States. 
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