Sec. 330. PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PFAS-CONTAINING FIRE-FIGHTING AGENT
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## SEC. 330 PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PFAS-CONTAINING FIRE-FIGHTING AGENT **[**[10 U.S.C. 2661 note](/us/usc/t10/s2661)**]** ###
(a)Authority The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment and the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, may carry out a program to award cash prizes and other types of prizes that the Secretary determines are appropriate to recognize outstanding achievements in the development of the following: ####
(1)A non-PFAS-containing fire-fighting agent to replace aqueous film-forming foam with the potential for application to the performance of the military missions of the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Covered personal protective firefighting equipment that does not contain an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance. ####
(3)Technology for the thermal destruction of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. ###
(b)Competition Requirements A program under subsection
(a)shall use a competitive process for the selection of recipients of cash prizes. The process shall include the widely-advertised solicitation of submissions of research results, technology developments, and prototypes. ###
(c)Limitations The following limitations shall apply to a program under subsection (a): ####
(1)No prize competition may result in the award of a prize with a fair market value of more than $5,000,000. ####
(2)No prize competition may result in the award of more than $1,000,000 in cash prizes without the approval of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. ####
(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 Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. ###
(d)Relationship to Other Authority A program under subsection
(a)may be carried out in conjunction with or in addition to the exercise of any other authority of the Department of Defense. ###
(e)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 title 10, United States Code. ###
(f)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “perfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. ####
(2)The term “polyfluoroalkyl substance” means a man-made chemical containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom and at least one non-fully fluorinated carbon atom. ####
(3)The term ‘covered personal protective firefighting equipment” means the following: #####
(A)Turnout gear jacket or coat. #####
(B)Turnout gear pants. #####
(C)Turnout coveralls. #####
(D)Any other personal protective firefighting equipment, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration. ###
(g)Termination The authority to carry out a program under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2026.
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PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PFAS-CONTAINING FIRE-FIGHTING AGENT
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