103 STAT. 1860 PUBLIC LAW 101-218—DEC. 11, 1989 (1) the term "invention" means an invention or discovery that is patented or for which a patent may be obtained under title 35, United States Code, or any novel variety of plant that is pro- tected or for which plant variety protection may be obtained under the Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.) and that is conceived or reduced to practice as a result of work under an agreement entered into under this Act; (2) "joint venture" means any agreement entered into under this Act by the Secretary with more than one or a consortium of non-Federal persons (including a joint venture under the Na- tional Cooperative Research Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.)) for cost-shared research, development, or demonstration of tech- nologies, but does not include procurement contracts, grant agreements, or cooperative agreements as those terms are used in sections 6303, 6304, and 6305 of title 31, United States Code; (3) the term "non-Federal person" means an entity located in the United States, the controlling interest (as defined by the Secretary) of which is held by persons of the United States, including— (A) a for-profit business; (B) a private foundation; (C) a nonprofit organization such as a university; (D) a trade or professional society; and (E) a unit of State or local government; (4) the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Energy; (5) the term "small business", with respect to a participant in any joint venture under this Act, means a private firm that does not exceed the numerical size standard promulgated by the Small Business Administration under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) for the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code designated by the Secretary of Energy as the primary business activity to be undertaken in the ven- ture; and (6) the term "United States" means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. 42 USC 12003. SEC. 4. NATIONAL GOALS AND MULTI-YEAR FUNDING FOR FEDERAL WIND, PHOTOVOLTAICS, AND SOLAR THERMAL PROGRAMS. (a) NATIONAL GOALS.— The following are declared to be the na- tional goals for the wind, photovoltaics, and solar thermal energy programs being carried out by the Secretary: (1) WIND.—(A) In general, the goals for the Wind Energy Research Program include improving design methodologies and developing more reliable and efficient wind turbines to increase the cost competitiveness of wind energy. Research efforts shall emphasize— - (i) activities that address near-term technical problems and assist private sector exploitation of market opportuni- ties of the wind energy industry; (ii) developing technologies such as advanced airfoils and variable speed generators to increase wind turbine output and reduce maintenance costs by decreasing structural stress and fatigue;
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