---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 19184"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "19184"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/19184"
units:
  - "Chapter 163 — Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation"
  - "Subchapter V — Broadening Participation in Science"
  - "Part C — MSI STEM Achievement"
---

# §19184. Definitions


In this part:

- (1) **Director—** The term “Director” means the Director of the National Science [Foundation](/usc/42/18901.md?p=11).
- (2) **HBCU—** The term “HBCU” has the meaning given the term “[part B institution](/usc/42/18901.md?p=12)” in [section 1061 of title 20](/usc/20/1061.md).
- (3) **Minority serving institution—** The term “minority serving institution” or “MSI” means Hispanic-Serving Institutions as defined in section 1101a) of [title 20](/usc/20.md); Alaska Native Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions as defined in [section 1059d of title 20](/usc/20/1059d.md); 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](/usc/20/1067q.md).
- (4) **TCU—** The term “TCU” has the meaning given the term “[Tribal College or University](/usc/42/18901.md?p=30)” in [section 1059c of title 20](/usc/20/1059c.md).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title V, § 10526, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1627.)