{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s1974","title":33,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1974.","heading":"Judges","text":"\u00a7\u202f1974.\nJudges\n(a)\nAppointment\nThe Secretary shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as provided in subsection (b), select the 1 or more annual winners of the prize competition.\n(b)\nDetermination by the Secretary\nThe judges appointed under subsection (a) shall not select any annual winner of the prize competition if the Secretary makes a determination that, in any fiscal year, none of the technological advancements entered into the prize competition merits an award.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t33/s1974.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1974","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1974."},{"t":"heading","text":"Judges"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1974/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Appointment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Secretary shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as provided in subsection (b), select the 1 or more annual winners of the prize competition.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1974/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Determination by the Secretary"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The judges appointed under subsection (a) shall not select any annual winner of the prize competition if the Secretary makes a determination that, in any fiscal year, none of the technological advancements entered into the prize competition merits an award.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}