Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§9551 Definitions

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 120— - MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - RURAL MINORITY BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM › § 9551

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines the main words used in this part. Appropriate congressional committees are the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Financial Services. Eligible entity is a minority‑serving institution or a group of colleges led by one. MBDA Rural Business Center is an MBDA center that helps minority businesses in rural areas. MBDA Rural Business Center agreement is the award contract for running such a center. Minority‑serving institution and rural area are defined in section 1067q(a) of title 20 and section 1991(a) of title 7, respectively. Rural minority business enterprise is a minority business located in a rural area.

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Title 15, §9551

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In this subchapter:

(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and

(B)the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives.

(2)The term “eligible entity” means—

(A)a minority-serving institution; or

(B)a consortium of institutions of higher education that is led by a minority-serving institution.

(3)The term “MBDA Rural Business Center” means an MBDA Business Center that provides technical business assistance to minority business enterprises located in rural areas.

(4)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.

(5)The term “minority-serving institution” means an institution described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 1067q(a) of title 20.

(6)The term “rural area” has the meaning given the term in section 1991(a) of title 7.

(7)The term “rural minority business enterprise” means a minority business enterprise located in a rural area.

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15 U.S.C. § 9551

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73