; and (E) rural colleges and universities. (8) Conduct research and make recommendations to the Secretary on what the agency can do to increase participation of professional and academic under represented areas at minority institutions. (9) Providing support to the institutions of higher education described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (7) to provide course work and education in computer and information security designed to raise the number and diversity of students in the field. The Office may use the institutions defined under section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q ) minority-serving institutions are defined as follows: (A) A part B institution (as defined in section 322 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061 )). (B) A Hispanic-serving institution (as defined in section 502 ( 20 U.S.C. 1101a )). (C) A Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059 )). (D) An Alaska Native-serving institution or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as defined in section 317(b) ( 20 U.S.C. 1059d(b) )). (E) A Predominantly Black Institution (as defined in subsection (c)). (F) An Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (as defined in subsection (c)). (G) A Native American-serving nontribal institution (as defined in subsection (c)). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term information assurance, cybersecurity and computer security program has the meaning given by the Secretary in consultation with the computing and information Security Post Secondary Education Working Group under the bill. (2) The term K–12 may be defined by the Secretary in consultation with the K–12 Science and Technology Education Board of Advisors under section 105 of the Cyber Security Education and Federal Workforce Enhancement Act . (3) The Secretary may define higher education institutions under this title using definitions found in section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (4) The term professional and academic under represented areas means areas in which