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 PUBLIC LAW 101-218—DEC. 11, 1989 103 STAT. 1863 (3) not to exceed $225,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, of which— (A) not to exceed $73,900,000 shall be available for the transportation program; and (B) not to exceed $56,900,000 shall be available for the industrial program. SEC. 6. JOINT VENTURES. 42 USC 12005. (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. — (1) FINDINGS.— For purposes of this section. Congress finds that joint ventures can— (A) improve coordination in technology development among firms in industries attempting to commercialize renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies; (B) facilitate transfer of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, including critical enabling tech- nologies, to the private sector; and (C) enhance the ability of domestic firms to compete with foreign enterprises in sales of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. (2) PURPOSE.— The purpose of this section is to direct the Secretary to make use of joint ventures to further commer- cialization of renewable energy and energy efficiency tech- nologies. (b) JOINT VENTURES.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary shall solicit proposals for joint ventures in each of the technology areas under subsection (c). The Secretary shall select at least one joint venture in each of those technology areas, unless no qualified proposals in that area are received. Each joint venture selected under this section shall include at least one for-profit business. Research and development activities supported under this section shall be performed in the United States. Each joint venture under this section shall require the manufacture and reproduction, substantially within the United States, for commercial sale of any invention that may result from the joint venture. (2) COST SHARING. — (A) The Secretary shall require at least 50 percent of the costs directly and specifically related to any joint venture under this section, including cash, personnel, services, equipment, and other resources, to be provided from non- Federal sources. (B) The Secretary may reduce the amount of the costs required to be provided by any joint venture under subpara- graph (A) upon application if the Secretary determines that— (i) the joint venture is composed exclusively of small businesses or of small businesses and nonprofit entities; and (ii) the reduction is appropriate and necessary for the successful operation of the proposed joint venture. (C) The extent of cost sharing provided under proposals shall be a criterion for selection of proposals under this section. (8) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. —(A) The Secretary shall establish an Advisory Committee on Renewable Energy and Energy Effi- ciency Joint Ventures (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Advisory Committee") to advise the Secretary on the develop-

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