; and (2) in subsection (d)(3) by striking , community colleges, and area career and technical education schools, and inserting the following: and local high schools, community colleges, and area career and technical education schools, including those in underserved and rural communities, . (b) Rural Connectivity Prize Competition (1) Prize competition Pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ), the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary ), shall carry out a program to award prizes competitively to stimulate research and development of creative technologies in order to deploy affordable and reliable broadband connectivity to underserved rural communities. (2) Plan for deployment in rural communities Each proposal submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include a plan for deployment of the technology that is the subject of such proposal in an underserved rural community. (3) Prize amount In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary may award not more than a total of $5,000,000 to one or more winners of the prize competition. (4) Report Not later than 60 days after the date on which a prize is awarded under the prize competition, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that describes the winning proposal of the prize competition. (5) Consultation In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may consult with the heads of relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 8. NITR–D broadband working group Title I of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 ( 15 U.S.C. 5511 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 103. Broadband research and development working group (a) In general The Director shall establish a broadband research and development working group to address national research challenges and opportunities for improving broadband access and