10 U.S.C. § 2374b : US Code - Section 2374B: Prizes for achievements in promoting science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education

Search 10 U.S.C. § 2374b : US Code - Section 2374B: Prizes for achievements in promoting science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education

(a) Authority. - The Secretaries of the military departments and
the heads of defense agencies may each carry out a program to award
cash prizes in recognition of outstanding achievements that are
designed to promote science, mathematics, engineering, or
technology education in support of the missions of the Department
of Defense.
(b) Competition Requirements. - Each program under subsection (a)
shall use a competitive process for the selection of recipients of
cash prizes.
(c) Limitation. - For any single program under subsection (a),
the total amount made available for award of cash prizes in a
fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000.
(d) Relationship to Other Authority. - The program under
subsection (a) may be carried out in conjunction with or in
addition to the exercise of any other authority to acquire,
support, or stimulate basic and applied research, advanced
technology development, or prototype development projects.
(e) Annual Report. - Promptly after the end of each fiscal year,
each Secretary of a military department and each head of a defense
agency carrying out a program under subsection (a) shall submit to
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on the administration of that program for
that fiscal year.
(f) Period of Authority. - The authority to award prizes under
subsection (a) shall terminate at the end of September 30, 2006.