,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,gohm]t introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to au?orize ! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation to aw>d a monet>y prize =    
a*ievem5t 9 electricity /orage4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,keep ,e>?'s ,en]gy ,prep>$ & ,/or$ ,act
 or ! ,,keeps ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,dramatic 
advances h be5 made 9 ! mann] & means ( 
acquir+ oil1 natural gas1 coal1 & o!r   
=ms ( c>bon-bas$ en]gy fuel4  7#b7      
,dramatic advances h be5 made 9 ! mann] 
& means ( produc+ new s\rces ( en]gy4   
7#c7 ,dramatic advances h be5 made 9 !  
mann] & means ( produc+ electricity f   
v>i\s =ms ( fuel4  7#d7 ,no dramatic    
advances h be5 made 9 ! mann] & means ( 
/or+ electricity1 s electricity1 :5     
produc$1 mu/ fl[ & be us$ promptly or   
lo/4  7#e7 ,if ! te*nology & ! ability  

to /ore electricity = ev5 weeks or mon?s
 7 develop$1 ! en]gy ne$s ( our ,nation 
c\ld be met ?r\gh completely clean &    
environm5tally fri5dly means4  7#f7 ,!  
value to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( be+ able to  
effici5tly /ore electricity = #cj days  
or m is incalculable & w\ld free !      
,nation f reliance on any =eign en]gy or
 environm5tally de/ructive s\rces4  7#g7
 ,?\gh #ejj1jjj1jjj is a sizable ca%    
prize1 if su* a prize produc$ !         
te*nology & ! ability to /ore           
electricity1 x w\ld save e ,am]ican     
incalculable am\nts ( money4  #c4 ,prize
 au?ority  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,! ,director ( 
! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation 79 ?is   
,act ref]r$ to z ! ,director7 %all c>ry 
out a competition to aw>d a ca% prize to
 ! fir/ p>ticipant to develop ! ability 
to /ore multi-megawatt electricity = #cj
 consecutive days ) less ?an a #aj p]c5t
 decrease 9 ! electricity /or$4  7b7    
,adm9i/]+ ! ,competition ,! ,director   
%all-- 7#a7 widely adv]tise ! prize     
competition2 &  7#b7 develop any        

additional crit]ia & def9itions necess>y
 to aw>d ! prize au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act1 )
 ! int5tion ( ?is ,act to be able to    
imm$iately1 aft] ! aw>d ( ! prize1 be   
capable ( build+ facilities t w /ore    
electricity = wide scale grid usage4    
#d4 ,eligibility ,to be eligible to w9 !
 prize "u ?is ,act1 an individual or    
entity-- 7#a7 9 ! case ( a private      
entity1 %all be incorporat$ 9 & ma9ta9 a
 prim>y place ( bus9ess 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 & 9 ! case ( an individual1 :e!r
 p>ticipat+ s+ly or 9 a gr\p1 %all be a 
citiz5 (1 or an ali5 lawfully admitt$ = 
p]man5t resid5ce 91 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  
7#b7 %all n be a ,f$]al entity1 a ,f$]al
 employee act+ )9 ! scope ( 8 employm5t1
 or an employee ( a national laboratory 
act+ )9 ! scope ( 8 employm5t4  #e4     
,intellectual prop]ty ,! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t %all n1 by virtue ( (f]+ or   
aw>d+ ! prize "u ?is ,act1 be entitl$ to
 any intellectual prop]ty rights d]iv$ z
 a consequ5ce ( ! p>ticipation by a     
p>ticipant 9 ! prize competition        

au?oriz$ by ?is ,act4 ,?is section %all 
n be con/ru$ to prev5t ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t f negotiat+ a lic5se = ! use (
 intellectual prop]ty develop$ = ! prize
 competition "u ?is ,act4  #f4          
,au?orization ( appropriations  7a7     
,au?orization ( ,appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ejj1jjj1jjj 
to c>ry out ?is ,act4  7b7 ,c>ryov] (   
,funds ,funds appropriat$ to c>ry out   
?is ,act %all rema9 available until     
exp5d$4  #g4 ,nonsub/itution ,! prize   
competition au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act %all n 
be consid]$ a sub/itute = ,f$]al rese>* 
& developm5t programs4