,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4   
,bey] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gonzalez (     
,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,director ( ! ,national      
,in/itutes ( ,heal? to e/abli% prize    
competitions to inc5tivize rese>* by    
in/itutions ( high] education on at-home
 te/+ = ! detection ( curr5t infection )
 ! virus t causes ,,covid-#ai1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,at-,home ,te/+ ,prize     
,competitions ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,prize    
competitions h be5 us$ ?r\gh\t ,am]ica's
 hi/ory1 dat+ back to ! design+ ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol ,build+ 9 #agib4 

7#b7 ,! ,am]ica ,,competes              
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjaj grant$     
au?ority = ,f$]al ag5cies to c>ry out   
prize competitions 9 ord] to /imulate   
innovation to advance ea* ag5cy's       
mission4  7#c7 ,prize competitions      
provide a b5efit to ! ,am]ican p by     
provid+ a high rew>d return on taxpay]  
doll>s4  7#d7 ,s9ce #bjaj1 ,f$]al       
ag5cies h conduct$ ne>ly #a1jjj prize   
competitions to help address "s ( our   
,nation's greate/ *all5ges4  7#e7 ,9    
ord] to mitigate ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai1
 ,am]icans ne$s access to rapid         
diagno/ic te/+ 9 _! homes4  7#f7        
,at-home infecti\s disease te/s provide 
results 9 real "t1 r ?an 9 h\rs or days4
  7#g7 ,infecti\s disease te/s are      
useful 9 res\rce-limit$ situations :]e  
!re may n be access to a c5tral         
laboratory or :]e infra/ructure is      
limit$ = transport+ samples4 ,at-home   
infecti\s disease te/s c also lead to   
prompt] treatm5t1 :i* c prev5t          
infections f spread+4  7#h7 ,al?\gh o!r 

,f$]al ag5cies are curr5tly involv$ 9   
support+ & conduct+ rese>* into at-home 
te/+1 rese>* spurr$ by prize            
competitions at ! ,national ,in/itutes (
 ,heal? 9 consultation ) ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology c h     
broad] b5efits = ! ,am]ican public4     
7#i7 ,! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &  
,te*nology1 due to its exp]tise 9       
mat]ials measurem5t1 includ+ = ,,dna &  
o!r biological mat]ials1 is well        
position$ to support ! ,national        
,in/itutes ( ,heal? 9 ! developm5t (    
ref]5ce mat]ials & be/ practices = !    
assessm5t & validation ( ,,covid-#ai te/
 results4  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( prize      
competition = rese>* on ,,covid-#ai     
at-home te/+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director 
( ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 9    
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 %all  
c>ry out prize competitions pursuant to 
section #bd ( ! ,/ev5son-,wydl]         
,te*nology ,innovation ,act ( #aihj 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai7 to inc5tivize rese>*  

by in/itutions ( high] education on     
at-home te/+ = ! detection ( curr5t     
infection ) ! virus t causes            
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,to be   
eligible = fund+ "u ?is section1 !      
at-home te/+ subject to ! propos$ rese>*
 mu/ be capable (-- 7#a7 be+            
self-adm9i/]$2 &  7#b7 produc+ results 9
 #cj m9utes or less4  7c7 ,tim+ ,!      
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (    
,heal? %all-- 7#a7 publicize at lea/ "o 
prize competition pursuant to subsection
 7a7 )9 #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 publicize additional
 prize competitions pursuant to         
subsection 7a7 z det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,director4  7d7 ,,ni/ assi/ance ,!    
,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     
,/&>ds & ,te*nology %all provide        
assi/ance to ! ,director ( ! ,national  
,in/itutes ( ,heal? on develop+         
validation protocols & /&>ds = te/+     
develop$ pursuant to ?is section4