DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) Advisory committee.—The term “Advisory Committee” means the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee established by section 306. (2) Biobased industrial product.—The term “biobased industrial product” means fuels, chemicals, building materials, or electric power or heat produced from biomass. (3) Biomass.—The term “biomass” means any organic matter that is available on a renewable or recurring basis, including agricultural crops and trees, wood and wood wastes and residues, plants (including aquatic plants), grasses, residues, fibers, and animal wastes, municipal wastes, and other waste materials. (4) Board.—The term “Board” means the Biomass Research and Development Board established by section 305. (5) Initiative.—The term “Initiative” means the Biomass Research and Development Initiative established under section 307. (6) Institution of higher education.—The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)). 114 STAT. 430 (7) National laboratory.—The term “national laboratory” has the meaning given the term “laboratory” in section 12(d) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)). (8) Point of contact.—The term “point of contact” means a point of contact designated under section 304(d). (9) Processing.—The term “processing” means the derivation of biobased industrial products from biomass, including— (A) feedstock production; (B) harvest and handling; (C) pretreatment or thermochemical processing; (D) fermentation; (E) catalytic processing; (F) product recovery; and (G) coproduct production. (10) Research and development.—The term “research and development” means research, development, and demonstration.