Sec. 604. Implementation
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In implementing the prize competition, the Attorney General shall— advertise the prize competition; solicit participants; use amounts made available under section 607(a)— to administer the prize competition; and to award one or more prizes; develop criteria for the selection of winners; select judges under section 605 based on criteria developed by the Attorney General; announce, and award a prize to, one or more winners; protect against unauthorized use or disclosure of any trade secret or confidential business information of a participant; and promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to carry out this title, including rules and regulations for submitting and reviewing applications.
After conducting a thorough review of each of the applicant submissions for the prize competition, the judges appointed under section 605 shall— submit in writing to the Attorney General a recommendation for an award to one or more winners of the prize competition; or if the judges determine that none of the applicant submissions merit an award, submit in writing to the Attorney General a recommendation that no applicant be awarded a prize, including a detailed explanation stating the reasons why no applicant merits an award.
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Attorney General establishes the prize competition, and after reviewing the recommendation submitted under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall select one or more winners of the prize competition and award a prize to each winner. If the judges recommend under paragraph (1)(B) that no applicant be awarded a prize, the Attorney General may— select one or more award winners, notwithstanding the recommendation of the judges, and award a prize to each winner; or award no prize to any applicant.
If the Attorney General determines not to award a prize to any applicant under subparagraph (B)(ii), the Attorney General shall notify the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days after that determination. The Attorney General may enter into an agreement, including a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, with a non-profit or for-profit third-party organization, under which the third-party organization administers the prize competition. If the Attorney General enters into a contract with a third-party organization under subparagraph (A), the third-party organization shall consult with the Attorney General on, and the Attorney General shall have the authority to make the final decision with respect to— the development of criteria for the selection of prize competition winners under subsection (a)(4); and the selection of judges under section 605.
The Attorney General may solicit and receive non-Federal funds to administer the prize competition and award a prize.