3.0.0 2796 2023-01-13T04:48:18Z 2023-01-13T04:48:18Z Senate S S 2006-05-12 109 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-12T15:52:27Z H-Prize Act of 2006 109 5143 HR 2006-05-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2006-05-12 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4524-4525) IntroReferral 2006-05-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC N D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2006-05-12 True H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2006-05-22 False Energy Advertising Awards, medals, prizes Commemorations Commercialization Energy development Energy research Energy storage Environmental Protection Fuel cells Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Hydrogen Intellectual property Motor vehicle pollution control Natural gas vehicles Nonprofit organizations Patents Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Technological innovations Technology transfer Transportation and Public Works Energy 00 2006-05-12 Introduced in Senate 2006-06-12T17:11:54Z H-Prize Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to award competitive cash prizes biennially to advance the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of hydrogen energy technologies.

Instructs the Secretary to encourage broad participation, including by individuals, universities (including minority-serving institutions), and large and small businesses (including those owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged persons).

Directs the Secretary enter into an agreement with a private, nonprofit entity to administer the prize competitions.

States that funding sources for such cash prizes shall consist of federal appropriated funds and funds provided by the administering entity.

Designates prize-eligible categories, including: (1) advancements in certain hydrogen components or systems; (2) prototypes of hydrogen-powered vehicles or other hydrogen-based products that meet or exceed certain performance criteria; and (3) transformational changes in technologies for hydrogen distribution or production that meet or exceed far-reaching criteria.

Declares that the federal government shall not, by virtue of offering or awarding a prize under this Act, be entitled to any intellectual property rights derived as a consequence of, or direct relation to, the participation by a registered participant in a competition authorized by this Act.

]]> H-Prize Act of 2006 Display Title H-Prize Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish monetary prizes for achievements in overcoming scientific and technical barriers associated with hydrogen energy. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced H-Prize Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2796is/xml/BILLS-109s2796is.xml 2006-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4524-4525) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.