Sec. 907. Administration of prize competitions
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An advisory board established under section 902(c)(1), 903(c)(1), 904(c)(1), 905(c)(1), or 906(c)(1) (referred to in this section as a Board ) shall comply with the following requirements: A member of the Board shall serve for a term of 5 years. A vacancy on the Board— shall not affect the powers of the Board; and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall hold the initial meeting of the Board.
The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. Any member of the Board may participate in a meeting of the Board through the use of— teleconferencing; or any other remote business telecommunications method that allows each participating member to simultaneously hear each other participating member during the meeting. A member of the Board who participates in a meeting remotely under clause
(i)shall be considered to be present at the meeting. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold a meeting. The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Board. The Board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, minimize the administrative costs of the Board, including by encouraging the remote participation described in paragraph (3)(B)(i) to reduce travel costs. Any agreement entered into under section 902(d)(1), 903(d)(1), 904(d)(1), 905(d)(1), or 906(c)(1) shall comply with the following requirements: An agreement shall provide the following: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall— advertise the prize competition; solicit prize competition participants; administer funds relating to the prize competition; receive Federal funds— to administer the prize competition; and to award a cash prize; carry out activities to generate contributions of non-Federal funds to offset, in whole or in part— the administrative costs of the prize competition; and the costs of a cash prize; in consultation with, and subject to final approval by, the Secretary, develop criteria for the selection of prize competition winners; provide advice and consultation to the Secretary on the selection of judges under sections 902(e), 903(e), 904(e), 905(e), 906(e) based on criteria developed in consultation with, and subject to the final approval of, the Secretary; announce 1 or more annual winners of the prize competition; subject to subparagraph (B), award 1 cash prize annually; and protect against unauthorized use or disclosure by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation of any trade secret or confidential business information of a prize competition participant. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation may award more than 1 cash prize annually if the initial cash prize referred to in subparagraph (A)(ix) and any additional cash prize are awarded using only non-Federal funds. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation— may request and accept Federal funds and non-Federal funds for a cash prize; may accept a contribution for a cash prize in exchange for the right to name the prize; and shall not give special consideration to any Federal agency or non-Federal entity in exchange for a donation for a cash prize awarded under this section. The amount of the initial cash prize referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ix) shall be $100,000. On notification by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that non-Federal funds are available for an additional cash prize, the Secretary shall determine the amount of the additional cash prize. The Secretary shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more annual winners of the prize competition. The judges appointed under paragraph
(1)shall not select any annual winner of the prize competition if the Secretary makes a determination that, in any fiscal year, none of the technological advancements entered into the prize competition merits an award. Not later than 60 days after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the prize competition that includes— a statement by the Board that describes the activities carried out by the Board relating to the duties described in subsection (c)(3); if the Secretary has entered into an agreement under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that describes the activities carried out by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties described in section 907(b); and a statement by 1 or more of the judges appointed under subsection
(e)that explains the basis on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. The Board and all authority provided under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2022.