(1) 1862 Institution 
The term 1862 Institution means a college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503, chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).

(2) 1890 Institution 
The term 1890 Institution means a college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 419, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University.

(3) 1994 Institution 
The term 1994 Institution means 1 of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note )) (as amended by section 251 (a)).

(4) Advisory Board 
The term Advisory Board means the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board established under section 3123 of this title.

(5) Department 
The term Department means the Department of Agriculture.

(6) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities 
The term Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities has the meaning given the term in section 3103 of this title.

(7) Secretary 
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.