Bill > HR1162

Introduced Session

Science Prize Competitions Act Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 regarding prize competitions, allowing an agency to waive liability insurance requirements for participants. Allows an agency to enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other agreement with a private sector for-profit as well as a nonprofit entity (as under current law) to administer a prize competition. Permits the use of funds from private sector for-profit entities to support a prize competition. Prohibits an agency from giving special consideration to any private sector for-profit entity in return for a donation. Limits the use of federal funds to those made available by appropriations Acts.

Committee Categories

Don Beyer (D)*,  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Donna Edwards (D),  Elizabeth Esty (D),  Alan Grayson (D),  Bill Johnson (R),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Zoe Lofgren (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Lamar Smith (R),  Bruce Westerman (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 05/20/2015)

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