Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
15 U.S.C. § 9551: Definitions
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the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. a minority-serving institution; or a consortium of institutions of higher education that is led by a minority-serving institution. The term “MBDA Rural Business Center” means an MBDA Business Center that provides technical business assistance to minority business enterprises located in rural areas. The term “MBDA Rural Business Center agreement” means an MBDA Business Center agreement that establishes the terms by which the recipient of the Federal assistance award that is the subject of the agreement shall operate an MBDA Rural Business Center. The term “minority-serving institution” means an institution described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 1067q(a) of title 20 . The term “rural area” has the meaning given the term in section 1991(a) of title 7 . The term “rural minority business enterprise” means a minority business enterprise located in a rural area.
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