,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fibd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4  
,beyer 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gonzalez  
of ,ohio7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology1 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 authorize the ,director  
of the ,national ,institutes of ,health 
to establish prize competitions to      
incentivize research by institutions of 
higher education on at-home testing for 
the detection of current infection with 
the virus that causes ,,covid-#ai1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,at-,home
 ,testing ,prize ,competitions ,act of  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,prize competitions 

have been used throughout ,america's    
history1 dating back to the designing of
 the ,united ,states ,capitol ,building 
in #agib4  7#b7 ,the ,america ,,competes
 ,reauthorization ,act of #bjaj granted 
authority for ,federal agencies to carry
 out prize competitions in order to     
stimulate innovation to advance each    
agency's mission4  7#c7 ,prize          
competitions provide a benefit to the   
,american people by providing a high    
reward return on taxpayer dollars4  7#d7
 ,since #bjaj1 ,federal agencies have   
conducted nearly #a1jjj prize           
competitions to help address some of our
 ,nation's greatest challenges4  7#e7   
,in order to mitigate the spread of     
,,covid-#ai1 ,americans needs access to 
rapid diagnostic testing in their homes4
  7#f7 ,at-home infectious disease tests
 provide results in real time1 rather   
than in hours or days4  7#g7 ,infectious
 disease tests are useful in            
resource-limited situations where there 
may not be access to a central          

laboratory or where infrastructure is   
limited for transporting samples4       
,at-home infectious disease tests can   
also lead to prompter treatment1 which  
can prevent infections from spreading4  
7#h7 ,although other ,federal agencies  
are currently involved in supporting and
 conducting research into at-home       
testing1 research spurred by prize      
competitions at the ,national           
,institutes of ,health in consultation  
with the ,national ,institute of        
,standards and ,technology can have     
broader benefits for the ,american      
public4  7#i7 ,the ,national ,institute 
of ,standards and ,technology1 due to   
its expertise in materials measurement1 
including for ,,dna and other biological
 materials1 is well positioned to       
support the ,national ,institutes of    
,health in the development of reference 
materials and best practices for the    
assessment and validation of ,,covid-#ai
 test results4  #c4 ,establishment of   
prize competition for research on       

,,covid-#ai at-home testing  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,director of the ,national 
,institutes of ,health1 in consultation 
with the ,director of the ,national     
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 shall carry out prize      
competitions pursuant to section #bd of 
the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology      
,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #cgai7 to incentivize research by      
institutions of higher education on     
at-home testing for the detection of    
current infection with the virus that   
causes ,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,requirements  
,to be eligible for funding under this  
section1 the at-home testing subject to 
the proposed research must be capable   
of-- 7#a7 being self-administered2 and  
7#b7 producing results in #cj minutes or
 less4  7c7 ,timing ,the ,director of   
the ,national ,institutes of ,health    
shall-- 7#a7 publicize at least one     
prize competition pursuant to subsection
 7a7 within #cj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7       

publicize additional prize competitions 
pursuant to subsection 7a7 as determined
 appropriate by the ,director4  7d7     
,,nist assistance ,the ,director of the 
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology shall provide assistance to 
the ,director of the ,national          
,institutes of ,health on developing    
validation protocols and standards for  
testing developed pursuant to this      
section4