42 U.S.C. § 19184 — Definitions

This section explains what four words mean whenever they appear in this part of the law. (1) Director: "Director" means the Director of the National Science Foundation. (2) HBCU: "HBCU" means the same thing as "part B institution" in section 1061 of title 20 of the U.S. Code. This section does not spell out that definition itself. (3) Minority serving institution: "Minority serving institution," or "MSI," covers three groups: Hispanic-Serving Institutions, as defined in section 1101a of title 20; Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, as defined in section 1059d of title 20; and Predominantly Black Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions, and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions, as defined in section 1067q of title 20. (4) TCU: "TCU" means the same thing as "Tribal College or University" in section 1059c of title 20.