1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Specialty Crop Mechanization Prize Challenge of 2018 . 2. Specialty Crop Mechanization Challenges (a) Authority Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program to be known as Specialty Crop Mechanization Challenges for carrying out prize competitions described under subsection (c) pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ) relating to the mechanization of specialty crop production. (b) Prize committees (1) In general The Secretary shall assemble a prize committee with respect to each prize competition that shall define the scope and detail of, and provide the requirements for, the prize competitions under this section. Such committee shall be composed of— (A) representatives of the specialty crop industry, with at least a plurality of committee members from sectors of the specialty crop industry that are labor-intensive and lack adequate mechanization technology; (B) members from the Federal agency, department, or office that most appropriately corresponds with the topic of the prize competition; and (C) representatives of any other entities, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, including State and local governments and institutions of higher education. (2) Incentive for prize competition The prize committee for each prize competition shall determine the incentive for the prize competition. In determining the incentive, the committee shall consider— (A) a cash prize; (B) access to Government facilities, a cooperative research and development agreement, or other method; and (C) any other incentive provided for by law. (3) Judging criteria The prize committee for each prize competition shall establish judging criteria for the competition that shall include, at a minimum— (A) potential for the solution to become a commercial product or service to further the public good