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Union Calendar No. 90 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1162 
[Report No. 114–125] 
To make technical changes to provisions authorizing prize competitions under 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2015 
Mr. BEYER (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
MAY 19, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. ESTY, Ms. 
EDWARDS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, 
Mr. GRAYSON, and Mr. WESTERMAN 
MAY 19, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 27, 2015] 
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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 ‘‘Science Prize Competi-
tions Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PRIZE COMPETITIONS. 
Section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Inno-
vation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘competition’’ after ‘‘sec-
tion, a prize’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘types’’ after ‘‘following’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prizes’’ 
and inserting ‘‘prize competitions’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in the Federal Register’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on a publicly accessible Govern-
ment website, such as www.challenge.gov,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘prize’’ 
and inserting ‘‘cash prize purse’’; 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘prize’’ and in-
serting ‘‘cash prize purse’’; 
(4) in subsection (h), by inserting ‘‘prize’’ before 
‘‘competition’’ both places it appears; 
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(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 ap-
pears; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—An agency may waive the re-
quirement under paragraph (2). The annual report 
under subsection (p) shall include a list of such waiv-
ers granted during the preceding fiscal year, along 
with a detailed explanation of the reasons for grant-
ing 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, coopera-
tive agreement, or other agreement with a private sec-
tor for-profit or nonprofit entity to administer the 
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prize competition, subject to the provisions of this sec-
tion.’’; 
(8) in subsection (m)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Support for a prize competi-
tion under this section, including financial support 
for the design and administration of a prize competi-
tion 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 Fed-
eral agencies, private sector for-profit entities, and 
nonprofit entities to support such prize competitions. 
The head of an agency may not give any special con-
sideration 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 insert-
ing ‘‘No prize competition’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the prize’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the cash prize purse’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘a 
prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’; 
(E) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘competition’’ after ‘‘prize’’; 
(F) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘a 
prize’’ and inserting ‘‘a cash prize purse’’; and 
(G) in paragraph (4)(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 vehi-
cle’’; 
(10) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ‘‘or pro-
viding a prize’’ and insert ‘‘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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Union Calendar No. 90 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1162 
[Report No. 114–125] 
A BILL 
To make technical changes to provisions author-
izing prize competitions under the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. 
MAY 19, 2015 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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