Sec. 213. PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS

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## SEC. 213 PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS Section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a), by striking “in recognition of” and inserting “and other types of prizes that the Secretary determines are appropriate to recognize”; ####

(2)in subsection (c)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “cash prize of” and inserting “prize with a fair market value of”; #####

(B)in paragraph (2), by striking “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” and inserting “Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > No prize competition may result in the award of a solely nonmonetary prize with a fair market value of more than $10,000 without the approval of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.” > ; ####

(3)in subsection (e)— #####

(A)by inserting “or nonmonetary items” after “accept funds”; #####

(B)by striking “and from State and local governments” and inserting “, from State and local governments, and from the private sector”; and #####

(C)by adding at the end the following: “The Secretary may not give any special consideration to any private sector entity in return for a donation.”; and ####

(4)by amending subsection

(f)to read as follows: > > ### “(f) Use of Prize Authority > > Use of prize authority under this section shall be considered the use of competitive procedures for the purposes of section 2304 of this title.” > .