Sec. 10516. NIST ENGAGEMENT WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES
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## SEC. 10516 NIST ENGAGEMENT WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES **[**[42 U.S.C. 19174](/us/usc/t42/s19174)**]** ###
(a)Prize Competition Pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), the Secretary of Commerce shall carry out a program to award prizes competitively to stimulate research and development of creative technologies to support the deployment of affordable and reliable broadband connectivity in rural communities, including unserved rural communities. ###
(b)Plan for Deployment in Rural Communities Each proposal submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)shall include a proposed plan for deployment of the technology that is the subject of such proposal. ###
(c)Prize Amount In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may award not more than a total of $5,000,000 to one or more winners of the prize competition. ###
(d)Report Not later than 60 days after the date on which a prize is awarded under the prize competition, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that describes the winning proposal of the prize competition. ###
(e)Consultation In carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Federal Communications Commission and the heads of relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government. ## Subtitle C MSI STEM Achievement
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