,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bibf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1      
#bjaf,mr4 ,udall introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to make technical changes 
to provisions authorizing prize         
competitions under the                  
,stevenson-,wydler ,technology          
,innovation ,act of #aihj1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,science ,prize     
,competitions ,act of #bjaf4  #b4       
,amendments to prize competitions       
,section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler  
,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj   
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7 is amended--  7#a7
 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the matter 
before paragraph 7#a7--  7i7 by         
inserting competition after section1 a  
prize2 and  7ii7 by inserting types     
after following2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 
7#d71 by striking prizes and inserting  

prize competitions2  7#b7 in subsection 
7f7--  7,a7 in the matter before        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking in the      
,federal ,register and inserting on a   
publicly accessible ,internet website of
 the ,government1 such as               
www4challenge4gov12 and  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#d71 by striking prize and   
inserting cash prize purse2  7#c7 in    
subsection 7g71 in the matter before    
paragraph 7#a71 by striking prize and   
inserting cash prize purse2  7#d7 in    
subsection 7h71 by inserting prize      
before competition both places it       
appears2  7#e7 in subsection 7i7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by inserting    
prize before competition2  7,b7 in      
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting prize 
before competition both places it       
appears2  7,c7 by redesignating         
paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#d72 and   
7,d7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7  
the following new paragraph3  7#c7      
,waiver ,an agency may waive the        
requirement under paragraph 7#b74 ,the  

annual report under subsection 7p7 shall
 include a list of such waivers granted 
during the preceding fiscal year1 along 
with a detailed explanation of the      
reasons for granting the waivers4  2    
7#f7 in subsection 7k7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting prize 
before competition2 and  7,b7 in        
paragraph 7#c71 by inserting prize      
before competitions both places it      
appears2  7#g7 in subsection 7l71 by    
striking all after may enter into and   
inserting a grant1 contract1 cooperative
 agreement1 or other agreement with a   
private sector for-profit or nonprofit  
entity to administer the prize          
competition1 subject to the provisions  
of this section42  7#h7 in subsection   
7m7-- 7,a7 by amending paragraph 7#a7 to
 read as follows3  7#a7 ,in general     
,support for a prize competition under  
this section1 including financial       
support for the design and              
administration of a prize competition or
 funds for a cash prize purse1 may      

consist of ,federal appropriated funds  
and funds provided by private sector    
for-profit and nonprofit entities4 ,the 
head of an agency may accept funds from 
other ,federal agencies1 private sector 
for-profit entities1 and nonprofit      
entities1 to be available to the extent 
provided by appropriations ,acts1 to    
support such prize competitions4 ,the   
head of an agency may not give any      
special consideration to any private    
sector for-profit or nonprofit entity in
 return for a donation4  2  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#b71 by striking prize awards
 and inserting cash prize purses2  7,c7 
in paragraph 7#c77;,a7--  7i7 by        
striking ,no prize and inserting ,no    
prize competition2 and  7ii7 by striking
 the prize and inserting the cash prize 
purse2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#c77;,b7--   
7i7 in the matter before clause 7i71 by 
striking a prize and inserting a cash   
prize purse2 and  7ii7 in clause 7i71 by
 inserting competition after prize2 and 
7,e7 in paragraph 7#d7--  7i7 in        

subparagraph 7,a71 by striking a prize  
and inserting a cash prize purse2 and   
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
cash prizes and inserting cash prize    
purses2  7#i7 in subsection 7n71 by     
inserting for both for-profit and       
nonprofit entities1 after contract      
vehicle2  7#aj7 in subsection 7o77#a71  
by striking or providing a prize and    
inserting a prize competition or        
providing a cash prize purse2 and  7#aa7
 in subsection 7p77#b7-- 7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking cash     
prizes both places it occurs and        
inserting cash prize purses2 and  7,b7  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,g7 ,plan ,a description
 of crosscutting topical areas and      
agency-specific mission needs that may  
be the strongest opportunities for prize
 competitions during the upcoming #b    
fiscal years4  4