PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2503 "§ 2374b. Prizes for achievements in promoting science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education "(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretaries of the miHtary departments and the heads of defense agencies may each carry out a program to award cash prizes in recognition of outstanding achievements that are designed to promote science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education in support of the missions of the Department of Defense. "(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.— Each program under subsection (a) shall use a competitive process for the selection of recipients of cash prizes. "(c) LIMITATION.— For any single program under subsection (a), the total amount made available for award of cash prizes in a fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000. "(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY. —The program under subsection (a) may be carried out in conjunction with or in addition to the exercise of any other authority to acquire, support, or stimulate basic and applied research, advanced technology development, or prototype development projects. "(e) ANNUAL REPORT. —Promptly after the end of each fiscal year, each Secretary of a military department and each head of a defense agency carrying out a program under subsection (a) shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the administration of that program for that fiscal year. "(f) PERIOD OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to award prizes under subsection (a) shall terminate at the end of September 30, 2006.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2374b. Prizes for achievements in promoting science, mathematics, engineering, or technology education.". SEC. 249. PLAN FOR FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM FOR ENHANCEMENT OF MEASUREMENT AND SIGNATURES INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH INCOR- PORATION OF RESULTS OF BASIC RESEARCH ON SEN- SORS. (a) CONGRESSIONAL FINDING.— Congress finds that the national interest will be served by the rapid exploitation of basic research on sensors for purposes of enhancing the measurement and signatures intelligence (MASINT) capabilities of the United States. (b) PLAN FOR RESEARCH PROGRAM.—(1) Not later than March Deadline. 31, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan for a five-year program of research intended to provide for the incorporation of the results of basic research on sensors into the measurement and signatures intelligence systems of the United States, to the extent the results of such research is applicable to such systems. Such program shall include the review and assessment of basic research on sensors for purpose of such incorporation, including both basic research on sensors conducted by the Government and basic research on sensors conducted by non-governmental entities. (2) The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall provide that the activities to be carried out under the program provided for
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