,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cfgi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #aj1 #bjai ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in addition to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,director of ,national ,intelligence to carry out a prize competition to stimulate research and development relevant to #e;,g technology4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,research1 ,innovation1 and ,zeal in ,emerging #e;,g ,technology ,act or the ,,prize #e;,g ,tech ,act4 #b4 ,establishment of #e;,g prize competition 7a7 ,prize competition ,pursuant to section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai71 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 acting through the ,director of the ,intelligence ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency1 shall carry out a program to award prizes competitively to stimulate research and development relevant to #e;,g technology4 7b7 ,prize amount ,in carrying out the program under subsection 7a71 the ,director may award not more than a total of #e1jjj1jjj to one or more winners of the prize competition4 7c7 ,consultation ,in carrying out the program under subsection 7a71 the ,director may consult with the heads of relevant departments and agencies of the ,federal ,government4 7d7 #e;,g technology defined ,in this section1 the term #e;,g technology means hardware1 software1 or other technologies relating to fifth-generation wireless networks4