of reference materials and best practices for the assessment and validation of COVID–19 test results. 3. Establishment of prize competition for research on COVID–19 at-home testing (a) In general The Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall carry out prize competitions pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ) to incentivize research by institutions of higher education on at-home testing for the detection of current infection with the virus that causes COVID–19. (b) Requirements To be eligible for funding under this section, the at-home testing subject to the proposed research must be capable of— (1) being self-administered