(7) protect against unauthorized use or disclo-
sure of any trade secret or confidential business in-
formation of a participant; and 
(8) promulgate any rules and regulations nec-
essary to carry out this title, including rules and 
regulations for submitting and reviewing applica-
tions. 
(b) AWARD.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATION BY JUDGES.—After con-
ducting a thorough review of each of the applicant 
submissions for the prize competition, the judges ap-
pointed under section 605 shall— 
(A) submit in writing to the Attorney Gen-
eral a recommendation for an award to one or 
more winners of the prize competition; or 
(B) if the judges determine that none of 
the applicant submissions merit an award, sub-
mit in writing to the Attorney General a rec-
ommendation that no applicant be awarded a 
prize, including a detailed explanation stating 
the reasons why no applicant merits an award. 
(2) SELECTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Attorney General 
establishes the prize competition, and after re-
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viewing the recommendation submitted under 
paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall select 
one or more winners of the prize competition 
and award a prize to each winner. 
(B) RECOMMENDATION OF NO PRIZE.—If 
the judges recommend under paragraph (1)(B) 
that no applicant be awarded a prize, the Attor-
ney General may— 
(i) select one or more award winners, 
notwithstanding the recommendation of 
the judges, and award a prize to each win-
ner; or 
(ii) award no prize to any applicant. 
(C) NOTIFICATION OF NO PRIZE.—If the 
Attorney General determines not to award a 
prize to any applicant under subparagraph 
(B)(ii), the Attorney General shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees not later 
than 90 days after that determination. 
(c) ASSISTANCE FROM OTHER PARTIES.— 
(1) ADMINISTRATION BY THIRD-PARTY ORGANI-
ZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
may enter into an agreement, including a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement, with a non- 
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profit or for-profit third-party organization, 
under which the third-party organization ad-
ministers the prize competition. 
(B) CONSULTATION; DIVISION OF AUTHOR-
ITY.—If the Attorney General enters into a con-
tract with a third-party organization under sub-
paragraph (A), the third-party organization 
shall consult with the Attorney General on, and 
the Attorney General shall have the authority to 
make the final decision with respect to— 
(i) the development of criteria for the 
selection of prize competition winners 
under subsection (a)(4); and 
(ii) the selection of judges under sec-
tion 605. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may solicit and receive non-Federal funds to ad-
minister the prize competition and award a prize. 
SEC. 605. JUDGES. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.— The Attorney General shall ap-
point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as pro-
vided in section 604(b)(1)(B), recommend one or more 
winners of the prize competition. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each judge appointed under 
subsection (a) shall— 
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(1) have subject matter expertise in cryptology 
and encryption-related technology, including relevant 
devices, platforms, and systems; 
(2) have an understanding of— 
(A) protections afforded to United States 
citizens by the Constitution of the United 
States against unreasonable searches and sei-
zures by the government; and 
(B) the legal authorities that permit the 
government to search and seize the personal ef-
fects of United States citizens, particularly with 
respect to— 
(i) the search and seizure of individ-
uals’ data from technological devices, plat-
forms, or systems; and 
(ii) the interception of communica-
tions over technological devices, platforms, 
or systems; and 
(3) have experience with law enforcement capa-
bilities for lawful access to data and limitations on 
lawful access to data across various technological de-
vices, platforms, and systems that use encrypted 
technology. 
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SEC. 606. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
Attorney General awards one or more prizes under section 
604(b)(2), the Attorney General shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the prize com-
petition that includes— 
(1) a statement by the Attorney General that 
describes the activities carried out by the Attorney 
General with respect to the duties described in sec-
tion 604(a); 
(2) if the Attorney General has entered into an 
agreement with a third-party organization under sec-
tion 604(c)(1), a statement by the Attorney General 
that describes the activities carried out by the third- 
party organization with respect to the duties de-
scribed in section 604(c); and 
(3) a statement by the Attorney General ex-
plaining the basis on which each winner of the prize 
competition was selected. 
SEC. 607. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary, not to 
exceed $50,000,000, to carry out this title. 
(2) MINIMIZATION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—The Attorney General shall make all rea-
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sonable efforts to control the administrative ex-
penses of the prize competition so that the majority 
of the amounts made available under paragraph (1) 
are used for the prize or prizes awarded to the win-
ner or winners of the prize competition under section 
603. 
(b) APPROVAL OF CERTAIN AWARDS.—The value of 
a prize awarded to a winner of the prize competition under 
section 603 may not exceed $1,000,000 without the ap-
proval of the Attorney General or the Director of the Na-
tional Institute of Justice. 
(c) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—A judge ap-
pointed under section 605 shall serve without pay, but 
may be reimbursed for actual and necessary traveling and 
subsistence expenses. 
SEC. 608. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The prize competition and all authority provided 
under this title shall terminate on December 31, 2022. 
TITLE VII—LAWFUL ACCESS 
TRAINING 
SEC. 701. LAWFUL ACCESS TRAINING PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘co-
operative agreement’’ means a legal instrument of fi-
nancial assistance between a Federal awarding agen-
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