,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #icfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #cj1       
#bjbb,mr4 ,gohmert introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize   
the ,national ,science ,foundation to   
award a monetary prize for achievement  
in electricity storage4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,keep ,earth's ,energy ,prepared and    
,stored ,act or the ,,keeps ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,the ,congress finds the      
following3 7#a7 ,dramatic advances have 
been made in the manner and means of    
acquiring oil1 natural gas1 coal1 and   
other forms of carbon-based energy fuel4
  7#b7 ,dramatic advances have been made
 in the manner and means of producing   
new sources of energy4  7#c7 ,dramatic  
advances have been made in the manner   
and means of producing electricity from 
various forms of fuel4  7#d7 ,no        
dramatic advances have been made in the 

manner and means of storing electricity1
 so electricity1 when produced1 must    
flow and be used promptly or lost4  7#e7
 ,if the technology and the ability to  
store electricity for even weeks or     
months were developed1 the energy needs 
of our ,nation could be met through     
completely clean and environmentally    
friendly means4  7#f7 ,the value to the 
,united ,states of being able to        
efficiently store electricity for #cj   
days or more is incalculable and would  
free the ,nation from reliance on any   
foreign energy or environmentally       
destructive sources4  7#g7 ,though      
#ejj1jjj1jjj is a sizable cash prize1 if
 such a prize produced the technology   
and the ability to store electricity1 it
 would save every ,american incalculable
 amounts of money4  #c4 ,prize authority
  7a7 ,in ,general ,the ,director of the
 ,national ,science ,foundation 7in this
 ,act referred to as the ,director7     
shall carry out a competition to award a
 cash prize to the first participant to 

develop the ability to store            
multi-megawatt electricity for #cj      
consecutive days with less than a #aj   
percent decrease in the electricity     
stored4  7b7 ,administering the         
,competition ,the ,director shall-- 7#a7
 widely advertise the prize competition2
 and  7#b7 develop any additional       
criteria and definitions necessary to   
award the prize authorized under this   
,act1 with the intention of this ,act to
 be able to immediately1 after the award
 of the prize1 be capable of building   
facilities that will store electricity  
for wide scale grid usage4  #d4         
,eligibility ,to be eligible to win the 
prize under this ,act1 an individual or 
entity-- 7#a7 in the case of a private  
entity1 shall be incorporated in and    
maintain a primary place of business in 
the ,united ,states1 and in the case of 
an individual1 whether participating    
singly or in a group1 shall be a citizen
 of1 or an alien lawfully admitted for  
permanent residence in1 the ,united     

,states2 and  7#b7 shall not be a       
,federal entity1 a ,federal employee    
acting within the scope of his          
employment1 or an employee of a national
 laboratory acting within the scope of  
his employment4  #e4 ,intellectual      
property ,the ,federal ,government shall
 not1 by virtue of offering or awarding 
the prize under this ,act1 be entitled  
to any intellectual property rights     
derived as a consequence of the         
participation by a participant in the   
prize competition authorized by this    
,act4 ,this section shall not be        
construed to prevent the ,federal       
,government from negotiating a license  
for the use of intellectual property    
developed for the prize competition     
under this ,act4  #f4 ,authorization of 
appropriations  7a7 ,authorization of   
,appropriations ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated #ejj1jjj1jjj to carry   
out this ,act4  7b7 ,carryover of ,funds
 ,funds appropriated to carry out this  
,act shall remain available until       

expended4  #g4 ,nonsubstitution ,the    
prize competition authorized under this 
,act shall not be considered a          
substitute for ,federal research and    
development programs4