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 124 STAT. 3350 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 § 20144. Prize authority (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration may carry out a program to competitively award cash prizes to stimulate innovation in basic and applied research, technology development, and prototype dem- onstration that have the potential for application to the performance of the space and aeronautical activities of the Administration. The Administration may carry out a program to award prizes only in conformity with this section. (b) TOPICS.—In selecting topics for prize competitions, the Administrator shall consult widely both within and outside the Federal Government, and may empanel advisory committees. The Administrator shall give consideration to prize goals such as the demonstration of the ability to provide energy to the lunar surface from space-based solar power systems, demonstration of innovative near-Earth object survey and deflection strategies, and innovative approaches to improving the safety and efficiency of aviation sys- tems. (c) ADVERTISING.—The Administrator shall widely advertise prize competitions to encourage participation. (d) REQUIREMENTS AND REGISTRATION.—For each prize competi- tion, the Administrator shall publish a notice in the Federal Reg- ister announcing the subject of the competition, the rules for being eligible to participate in the competition, the amount of the prize, and the basis on which a winner will be selected. (e) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to win a prize under this section, an individual or entity— (1) shall have registered to participate in the competition pursuant to any rules promulgated by the Administrator under subsection (d); (2) shall have complied with all the requirements under this section; (3) in the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and (4) shall not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment. (f) LIABILITY.— (1) ASSUMPTION OF RISK.—Registered participants must agree to assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their participation in a competi- tion, whether such injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘‘related entity’’ means a contractor or subcontractor at any tier, and a supplier, user, customer, cooperating party, grantee, investigator, or detailee. (2) LIABILITY INSURANCE.—Participants must obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility, in amounts determined by the Administrator, for claims by— (A) a third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or loss resulting from an activity carried out in connection with participation in a competition, with the Federal Government named as an additional insured under