### Question
Can you define what commercialization means?


### Answer
**Commercialization** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 178a*:

> the stage in the development or advancement of a technology at which point private enterprise is willing to invest in a full-scale production facility

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 178a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 8A-RUBBER AND OTHER CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS > SUBCHAPTER II-CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS**

