Sec. 122. GENIUS PRIZE FOR SAVE OUR SEAS INNOVATIONS
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## SEC. 122 GENIUS PRIZE FOR SAVE OUR SEAS INNOVATIONS **[**[33 U.S.C. 1972](/us/usc/t33/s1972)**]** ###
(a)In General ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition— #####
(A)to encourage technological innovation with the potential to reduce plastic waste, and associated and potential pollution, and thereby prevent marine debris; and #####
(B)to award 1 or more prizes biennially for projects that advance human understanding and innovation in removing and preventing plastic waste, in one of the categories described in paragraph (2). ####
(2)Categories for projects The categories for projects are: #####
(A)Advancements in materials used in packaging and other products that, if such products enter the coastal or ocean environment, will fully degrade without harming the environment, wildlife, or human health. #####
(B)Innovations in production and packaging design that reduce the use of raw materials, increase recycled content, encourage reusability and recyclability, and promote a circular economy. #####
(C)Improvements in marine debris detection, monitoring, and cleanup technologies and processes. #####
(D)Improvements or improved strategies to increase solid waste collection, processing, sorting, recycling, or reuse. #####
(E)New designs or strategies to reduce overall packaging needs and promote reuse. ###
(b)Designation The prize competition established under subsection
(a)shall be known as the “Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations”. ###
(c)Prioritization In selecting awards for the prize competition, priority shall be given to projects that— ####
(1)have a strategy, submitted with the application or proposal, to move the new technology, process, design, material, or other product supported by the prize to market-scale deployment; ####
(2)support the concept of a circular economy; and ####
(3)promote development of materials that— #####
(A)can fully degrade in the ocean without harming the environment, wildlife, or human health; and #####
(B)are to be used in fishing gear or other maritime products that have an increased likelihood of entering the coastal or ocean environment as unintentional waste.
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