12 2 STA T .347 7 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .14 , 200 8repo r ts s ubmi tte d tot h e S e c ret a r y u n der subpara g raph (A).‘ ‘(i v ) REPORT TO C O NG RE S S. —U pon comp l etion o f each assessment under this subparagraph , the Sec - retary shall transmit the assessment to C ongress along w ith a summary of the Secretary ’ s plans, if any, to implement the recommendations of the N ational Academy of P ublic Administration. ‘‘( 8 ) D E FI NITIONS.— I n this subsection
‘‘(A) DIGIT AL AN DW IRELESS NETWOR K ING TEC H - NOLOG Y .— T he term ‘digital and wireless networ k ing tech- nology’ means computer and communications e q uipment and software that facilitates the transmission of informa- tion in a digital format. ‘‘( B ) E LIGI B LE INSTIT U TION.—The term ‘eligible institu- tion’ means an institution that is— ‘‘(i) a part B institution, as defined in section 32 2(2) of the H igher Education Act of 1965 (2 0 U.S.C. 1061(2)), an institution identified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 326(e)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1063b(e)(1)(A), (B), or (C)), or a consortium of institu- tions described in this clause
‘‘(ii) a Hispanic-serving institution, as defined in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(5)); ‘‘(iii) a Tribal College or University, as defined in section 316(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)(3)); ‘‘(iv) an Alaska Native-serving institution, as defined in section 31 7 (b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); ‘‘(v) a Native Hawaiian-serving institution, as defined in section 317(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059d(b)); ‘‘(vi) a Predominately Black Institution, as defined in section 318 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059e); ‘‘(vii) a Native American-serving, nontribal institu- tion, as defined in section 319 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059f); ‘‘(viii) an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, as defined in sec- tion 320 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g); or ‘‘(i x ) a minority institution, as defined in section 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067k), with an enrollment of needy students, as defined in section 312(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(d)). ‘‘(C) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). ‘‘(D) L OCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term ‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given the term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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