Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/412

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106 STAT. 2206 PUBLIC LAW 102-429—OCT. 21, 1992 Public information. (2) QUALIFICATION.— An individual, organization, institution, or business may qualify for an award under this section only if such individual, organization, institution, or business— (A) is nominated to the Majority or Minority Leader of the Senate or to the Speaker or the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives by a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives; (B) permits a rigorous evaluation by the Office of Technology Assessment of the way in which such individual, organization, institution, or business has demonstrated excellence in promoting United States industrial competitiveness; and (C) meets such other requirements as the selection panel determines to be appropriate to achieve the objectives of this section. (3) EVALUATION. —An evaluation of each nominee shall be conducted by the Office of Technology Assessment. The Office of Technology Assessment shall work with the selection panel to establish appropriate procedures for evaluating nominees. (4) PANEL REVIEW. —The selection panel shall review the Office of Technology Assessment's evaluation of each nominee and may, based on those evaluations, recommend 1 award winner for each year for each category described in subsection (b)(1) to the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (d) PRESENTATION OF AWARD.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall make the award to an individual and an organization, institution, or business that has demonstrated excellence in promoting United States industrial competitiveness in the international marketplace through technological innovation, productivity improvement, or improved competitive strategies. (2) CEREMONIES.— The presentation of an award under this section shall be made by the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, with such ceremonies as they may deem proper. (3) PUBLICITY.— An individual, organization, institution, or business to which an award is made under this section may publicize its receipt of such award and use the award in its advertising, but it shall be ineligible to receive another award in the same category for a period of 5 years. (e) PUBLICATION OF EVALUATIONS.— (1) SUMMARY OF EVALUATIONS.— The Office of Technology Assessment shall ensure that all nominees receive a detailed summary of any evaluation conducted of such nominee under subsection (c). (2) SUMMARY OF COMPETITIVENESS STRATEGY. —The Office of Technology Assessment shall also make available to all nominees and the public a summary of each award winner's competitiveness strategy. Proprietary information shall not be included in any such summary without the consent of the award winner. (f) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS. —The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and the Speaker and the Minority Leader