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(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for funding 
under this section, an institution of higher education 
must propose establishment of a partnership that— 
(A) includes at least one private sector en-
tity; and 
(B) may include other institutions of high-
er education, public sector institutions, private 
sector entities, and social enterprise nonprofit 
organizations. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients 
under this section, the Director shall give priority to 
partnerships that include one or more institutions of 
higher education that are among the 100 institu-
tions receiving, over the 3-year period immediately 
preceding the awarding of grants, the highest 
amount of research funding from the Foundation 
and at least one of the following: 
(A) A minority serving institution. 
(B) A primarily undergraduate institution. 
(C) A 2-year institution of higher edu-
cation. 
(c) PROGRAM.—Proposals funded under this section 
shall seek to— 
(1) increase the economic or social impact of 
the most promising research at the institution or in-
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stitutions of higher education that are members of 
the partnership through knowledge transfer or com-
mercialization; 
(2) increase the engagement of faculty and stu-
dents across multiple disciplines and departments, 
including faculty and students in schools of business 
and other appropriate non-STEM fields and dis-
ciplines in knowledge transfer activities; 
(3) enhance education and mentoring of stu-
dents and faculty in innovation and entrepreneur-
ship through networks, courses, and development of 
best practices and curricula; 
(4) strengthen the culture of the institution or 
institutions of higher education to undertake and 
participate in activities related to innovation and 
leading to economic or social impact; 
(5) broaden the participation of all types of in-
stitutions of higher education in activities to meet 
STEM workforce needs and promote innovation and 
knowledge transfer; and 
(6) build lasting partnerships with local and re-
gional businesses, local and State governments, and 
other relevant entities. 
(d) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—In selecting grant re-
cipients under this section, the Director shall also consider 
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the extent to which the applicants are able to demonstrate 
evidence of institutional support for, and commitment 
to— 
(1) achieving the goals of the program as de-
scribed in subsection (c); 
(2) expansion to an institution-wide program if 
the initial proposal is not for an institution-wide pro-
gram; and 
(3) sustaining any new innovation tools and re-
sources generated from funding under this program. 
(e) LIMITATION.—No funds provided under this sec-
tion may be used to construct or renovate a building or 
structure. 
SEC. 228. PRIZE AWARDS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Generating Extraordinary New Innovations in the 
United States Act of 2010’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out a 
pilot program to award innovation inducement cash prizes 
in any area of research supported by the Foundation. The 
Director may carry out a program of cash prizes only in 
conformity with this section. 
(c) TOPICS.—In identifying topics for prize competi-
tions under this section, the Director shall— 
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(1) consult widely both within and outside the 
Federal Government; 
(2) give priority to high-risk, high-reward re-
search challenges and to problems whose solution 
could improve the economic competitiveness of the 
United States; and 
(3) give consideration to the extent to which the 
topics have the potential to raise public awareness 
about federally sponsored research. 
(d) TYPES OF CONTESTS.—The Director shall con-
sider all categories of innovation inducement prizes, in-
cluding— 
(1) contests in which the award is to the first 
team or individual who accomplishes a stated objec-
tive; and 
(2) contests in which the winner is the team or 
individual who comes closest to achieving an objec-
tive within a specified time. 
(e) ADVERTISING AND ANNOUNCEMENT.— 
(1) ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION OF COM-
PETITORS.—The Director shall widely advertise 
prize competitions to encourage broad participation, 
including by individuals, institutions of higher edu-
cation, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. 
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(2) ANNOUNCEMENT THROUGH FEDERAL REG-
ISTER NOTICE.—The Director 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, including the method 
by which the prize winner or winners will be se-
lected. 
(3) TIME TO ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Director 
shall announce a prize competition within 18 months 
after receipt of appropriated funds. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) FUNDING SOURCES.—Prizes under this sec-
tion shall consist of Federal appropriated funds and 
any funds raised pursuant to donations authorized 
under section 11(f) of the National Science Founda-
tion Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1870(f)) for specific 
prize competitions. 
(2) ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZES.—The Director 
may not issue a notice as required by subsection 
(e)(2) until all of the funds needed to pay out the 
announced amount of the prize have been appro-
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priated or committed in writing by another entity 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(g) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to win a prize under 
this section, an individual or entity— 
(1) shall have complied with all of the require-
ments under this section; 
(2) in the case of a private entity, shall be in-
corporated in and maintain a primary place of busi-
ness in the United States, and in the case of an in-
dividual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a United States citizen or national, or an 
alien lawfully admitted to the United States for per-
manent residence; 
(3) shall not be a Federal entity, a Federal em-
ployee acting within the scope of his or her employ-
ment, or a person employed at a Federal laboratory 
acting within the scope of his or her employment; 
and 
(4) shall not have utilized Federal funds to en-
gage in research on the topic for which the prize is 
being awarded. 
(h) AWARDS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF COMPETITIONS.—The Director 
may announce up to 5 prize competitions through 
the end of fiscal year 2013. 
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(2) SIZE OF AWARD.—The Director may deter-
mine the amount of each prize award based on the 
prize topic, but no award shall be less than 
$1,000,000 or greater than $3,000,000. 
(3) SELECTING WINNERS.—The Director may 
convene an expert panel to select a winner of a prize 
competition. If the panel is unable to select a win-
ner, the Director shall determine the winner of the 
prize. 
(4) PUBLIC
OUTREACH.—The Director shall 
publicly award prizes utilizing the Foundation’s ex-
isting public affairs and public outreach resources. 
(i) ADMINISTERING THE COMPETITION.—The Direc-
tor may enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit 
entity to administer the prize competition, subject to the 
provisions of this section. 
(j) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The Federal Gov-
ernment shall not, by virtue of offering or awarding a 
prize under this section, be entitled to any intellectual 
property rights derived as a consequence of, or in direct 
relation to, the participation by a registered participant 
in a competition authorized by this section. This sub-
section shall not be construed to prevent the Federal Gov-
ernment from negotiating a license for the use of intellec-
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tual property developed for a prize competition under this 
section. 
(k) LIABILITY.—The Director may require a reg-
istered participant in a prize competition under this sec-
tion to waive liability against the Federal Government for 
injuries and damages that result from participation in 
such competition. 
(l) 
NONSUBSTITUTION.—Any 
programs 
created 
under this section shall not be considered a substitute for 
Federal research and development programs. 
(m) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National 
Science Board shall transmit to Congress a report con-
taining the results of a review and assessment of the pilot 
program under this section, including— 
(1) a description of the nature and status of all 
completed or ongoing prize competitions carried out 
under this section, including any scientific achieve-
ments, publications, intellectual property, or com-
mercialized technology that resulted from such com-
petitions; 
(2) any recommendations regarding changes to, 
the termination of, or continuation of the pilot pro-
gram; 
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(3) an analysis of whether the program is at-
tracting contestants more diverse than the Founda-
tion’s traditional academic constituency; 
(4) an analysis of whether public awareness of 
innovation or of the goal of the particular prize or 
prizes is enhanced; 
(5) an analysis of whether the Foundation’s 
public image or ability to increase public scientific 
literacy is enhanced through the use of innovation 
inducement prizes; and 
(6) an analysis of the extent to which private 
funds are being used to support registered partici-
pants. 
(n) EARLY TERMINATION OF CONTESTS.—The Di-
rector shall terminate a prize contest before any registered 
participant wins if the Director determines that an unreg-
istered entity has produced an innovation that would oth-
erwise have qualified for the prize award. 
(o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) AWARDS.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Director for the period en-
compassing fiscal years 2011 through 2013 
$12,000,000 for carrying out this section. 
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(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Of the amounts 
authorized in subparagraph (A), not more than 
15 percent for each fiscal year shall be available 
for the administrative costs of carrying out this 
section. 
(2) CARRYOVER
OF
FUNDS.—Funds appro-
priated for prize awards under this section shall re-
main available until expended, and may be trans-
ferred, reprogrammed, or expended for other pur-
poses as authorized by law only after the expiration 
of 7 fiscal years after the fiscal year for which the 
funds were originally appropriated. No provision in 
this section permits obligation or payment of funds 
in violation of section 1341 of title 31 of the United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the Anti-Defi-
ciency Act). 
SEC. 229. COLLABORATION IN PLANNING FOR STEWARD-
SHIP OF LARGE-SCALE FACILITIES. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Foundation 
should, in its planning for construction and stewardship 
of large facilities, coordinate and collaborate with other 
Federal agencies, including the Department of Energy’s 
Office of Science, to ensure that joint investments may 
be made when practicable. In particular, the Foundation 
should ensure that it responds to recommendations by the 
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(e) OUTREACH.—In carrying out the program under 
this section, the Director shall conduct outreach efforts 
to encourage applications from underrepresented groups. 
SEC. 243. ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 10A(h)(1) 
of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a(h)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this section shall provide, from non- 
Federal sources, to carry out the activities supported 
by the grant— 
‘‘(A) in the case of grants in an amount of 
less than $1,500,000, an amount equal to at 
least 30 percent of the amount of the grant, at 
least one half of which shall be in cash; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of grants in an amount of 
$1,500,000 or more, an amount equal to at 
least 50 percent of the amount of the grant, at 
least one half of which shall be in cash.’’. 
(b) RETIRING STEM PROFESSIONALS.—Section 10A 
of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 
2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n–1a) is amended in subsection 
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