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S 2530 102th Congress Senate Commerce Awards, medals, prizes Ex-Members of Congress Industrial productivity International competitiveness Names Technological innovations

John Heinz Competitive Excellence Award Act of 1992

Introduced: April 2, 1992 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Apr 2, 1992
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John Heinz Competitive Excellence Award Act of 1992 - Establishes the John Heinz Excellence Award, to be evidenced by a national medal coined and provided to the U.S. Senate by the U.S. Mint.

Allows two such separate awards to be presented annually (one to a qualifying individual, including Federal, State, or local government employees, and one to a qualifying organization, institution, or business).

Prohibits presentation of an award within a category in a given year if there is no qualified individual, organization, institution, or business recommended by the selection panel established by this Act.

Sets forth qualification criteria for such awards.

Requires the Senate majority and minority leaders to present such award to an individual and an organization, institution, or business that has demonstrated excellence in promoting U.S. industrial competitiveness in the international marketplace through technological innovation, productivity improvement, or improved competitive strategies.

Directs the Office of Technology Assessment to: (1) ensure that all nominees receive a detailed summary of any evaluation conducted of such nominee; and (2) make available to the nominee and the public a summary of each award winner's competitiveness strategy (excluding proprietary information unless the award winner consents).

What's happening now April 2, 1992

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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