(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 
$50,000,000.—No prize competition under this section may offer a prize 
in an amount greater than $50,000,000 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. Lease of non-excess property 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 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 non-excess real property and related personal property under 
the jurisdiction of the Administrator. 
(b) CASH CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—A person or entity entering into a lease 
under this section shall provide cash consideration for the lease at fair 
market value as determined by the Administrator. 
(2) UTILIZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—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) CAPITAL REVITALIZATION AND IMPROVEMENTS.—Of any 
amounts of cash consideration received under this subsection that 
are not utilized in accordance with subparagraph (A)— 
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(i) 35 percent 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 and related personal property under the 
jurisdiction of the Administrator, and shall remain available 
until expended; and 
(ii) the remaining 65 percent shall be available to the re-
spective center or facility of the Administration engaged in 
the lease of nonexcess real property, and shall remain avail-
able until expended for maintenance, capital revitalization, 
and improvements of the real property assets and related per-
sonal property at the respective center or facility subject to 
the concurrence of the Administrator. 
(C) NO UTILIZATION FOR DAILY OPERATING COSTS.—Amounts 
utilized under subparagraph (B) may not be utilized for daily op-
erating costs. 
(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.— 
(1) NO LEASE BACK OR OTHER CONTRACT.—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 re-
specting the property. 
(2) CERTIFICATION THAT OUT-LEASE WILL NOT HAVE NEGATIVE IM-
PACT ON MISSION.—The Administration is not authorized to enter into 
an out-lease under this section unless the Administrator certifies that 
the out-lease will not have a negative impact on the mission of the Ad-
ministration. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator shall submit an an-
nual report by January 31st of each year. The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) VALUE
OF
ARRANGEMENTS
AND
EXPENDITURES
OF
REVE-
NUES.—Information that identifies and quantifies the value of the ar-
rangements and expenditures of revenues received under this section. 
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