The term “subject invention” means any invention of the contractor conceived or first actually reduced to practice in the performance of work under a funding agreement:
Provided, That in the case of a variety of plant, the date of determination (as defined in section 41(d)
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of the Plant Variety Protection Act (
7 U.S.C. 2401(d))) must also occur during the period of contract performance.