I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 632 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achieve-
ments in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with 
hydrogen energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2007 
Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. DENT, Mr. EHLERS, Ms. LORETTA 
SANCHEZ of California, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
TERRY, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. CAMP of Michigan, 
Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 
REICHERT, Mr. WOLF, Mr. WICKER, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. 
SOUDER, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. WYNN, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. ARCURI, 
and Mr. WAMP) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science and Technology 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary 
prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and tech-
nical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘H-Prize Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTERING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘ad-
ministering entity’’ means the entity with which the 
Secretary enters into an agreement under section 
3(c). 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
SEC. 3. PRIZE AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a 
program to competitively award cash prizes only in con-
formity with this Act to advance the research, develop-
ment, demonstration, and commercial application of hy-
drogen energy technologies. 
(b) ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION OF COMPETI-
TORS.— 
(1) ADVERTISING.—The Secretary shall widely 
advertise prize competitions to encourage broad par-
ticipation, including by individuals, universities (in-
cluding historically Black colleges and universities 
and other minority serving institutions), and large 
and small businesses (including businesses owned or 
controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged persons). 
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(2) ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH FEDERAL REG-
ISTER NOTICE.—The Secretary shall announce each 
prize competition by publishing a notice in the Fed-
eral Register. This notice shall include the subject of 
the competition, the duration of the competition, the 
eligibility requirements for participation in the com-
petition, the process for participants to register for 
the competition, the amount of the prize, and the 
criteria for awarding the prize. 
(c) ADMINISTERING THE COMPETITIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall enter into an agreement with a private, non-
profit entity to administer the prize competitions, subject 
to the provisions of this Act. The duties of the admin-
istering entity under the agreement shall include— 
(1) advertising prize competitions and their re-
sults; 
(2) raising funds from private entities and indi-
viduals to pay for administrative costs and to con-
tribute to cash prizes; 
(3) working with the Secretary to develop the 
criteria for selecting winners in prize competitions, 
based on goals provided by the Secretary; 
(4) determining, in consultation with the Sec-
retary, the appropriate amount for each prize to be 
awarded; 
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(5) selecting judges in accordance with section 
4(d), using criteria developed in consultation with 
the Secretary; and 
(6) preventing the unauthorized use or disclo-
sure of a registered participant’s intellectual prop-
erty, trade secrets, and confidential business infor-
mation. 
(d) FUNDING SOURCES.—Prizes under this Act shall 
consist of Federal appropriated funds and any funds pro-
vided by the administering entity (including funds raised 
pursuant to subsection (c)(2)) for such cash prizes. The 
Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies 
for such cash prizes. The Secretary may not give any spe-
cial consideration to any private sector entity or individual 
in return for a donation to the administering entity. 
(e) ANNOUNCEMENT
OF PRIZES.—The Secretary 
may not issue a notice required by subsection (b)(2) until 
all the funds needed to pay out the announced amount 
of the prize have been appropriated or committed in writ-
ing by the administering entity. The Secretary may in-
crease the amount of a prize after an initial announcement 
is made under subsection (b)(2) if— 
(1) notice of the increase is provided in the 
same manner as the initial notice of the prize; and 
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