Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. The term applicant flow data means data tracking the rate of applications for job positions among demographic categories. Except as otherwise provided, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . The term CDIO means the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
The term DEIA means diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The term demographic data means facts or statistics relating to the demographic categories specified in the Office of Management and Budget statistical policy directive titled Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (81 Fed. Reg. 67398 ). The term diversity means diversity of persons based on gender, race, ethnicity, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or other demographic categories.
The term equity means the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who are members of underserved communities that have been denied such treatment. The term Hispanic-serving institution has the meaning given such term in section 502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1101a(a)(1) ). The terms historically Black college or university and HBCU have the meaning given the term part B institution in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061(2) ).
Except as otherwise provided, the terms international affairs agency and agency mean— the Department of State; the United States Agency for International Development; the United States Agency for Global Media; the Peace Corps; the Millennium Challenge Corporation; the United States International Development Finance Corporation; the United States Trade and Development Agency; the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and any other Federal agency that receives appropriations under function 150 (international affairs) to the extent such funding is being used by the agency to carry out activities.
The term minority has the meaning given such term in section 365(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067k(2) ). The term minority business is a business that is not less than 51 percent-owned by 1 or more members of, or where the management and daily business operations are controlled by— Blacks or African Americans; Hispanics or Latino Americans; American Indians; Alaska Natives; Asian Americans; or Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders. The terms minority-serving institution and MSI mean an institution of higher education described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) )— that has an enrollment of at least 1,000 undergraduate students; and at which more than 50 percent of the student population is African American, Hispanic American, Native American, or Asian American students, as verified by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. The term tribally controlled college or university has the meaning given such term in the first section of the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4) ). The term underrepresented group has the meaning given the term minority in section 365(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067k(2) ). The term underserved communities means overseas populations sharing a particular characteristic or geographic communities that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in any aspect of economic, social, or civic life.
The term USAID means the United States Agency for International Development. The term workforce means direct hires in the civil or foreign service, contractors, foreign service nationals, and others working under the authority of any Government agency.
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