; (ii) 12.5 percent shall be used to provide funds to the National Science Foundation; (iii) 12.5 percent shall be used to provide funds to the National Institutes of Health; and (iv) 20 percent shall be used to provide funds to the local boards to carry out the duties under subsection (d)(3). (C) Definitions In this section: (i) Certain technology sectors The term certain technology sectors means areas in technology that relate to the qualified subjects, which may include the following: (I) Advanced manufacturing. (II) Artificial intelligence. (III) Biotechnology. (IV) Blockchain technology. (V) Climate science. (VI) Computer science. (VII) Cybersecurity. (VIII) Material science. (IX) Medical technology. (X) Synthetic Biology. (XI) Telecommunications. (XII) Transportation technology. (XIII) Virtual reality and augmented reality. (ii) Covered region The term covered region means a physical boundary identified by a local board and located near an institution of higher education. (iii) Hub The term hub means a center for research in the qualified subjects. (iv) Qualified subjects The term qualified subjects means mathematics and the physical, biological, engineering, social, and chemical sciences. 4. Preference for software produced in rural areas and minority majority areas (a) In general Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3313. Preference for software produced in rural areas and minority majority areas In awarding a contract for the procurement of software, an agency shall provide a contracting preference to an offeror who demonstrates in the bid or proposal of that offeror that at least 10 percent of the production or development of the software offered in that bid or proposal occurred in or will occur in— (1) a rural area, as that term is defined under section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13) )