as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Institution of higher education The term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (2) New hire The term new hire means an individual appointed to a position within U.S. Customs and Border Protection and who, during the one year period preceding such date of appointment, occupied a position in U.C. Customs and Border Protection for fewer than 365 days. (3) Rural or remote areas The term rural or remote areas means areas within the United States that are not within an area defined and designated as urbanized areas by the Bureau of the Census in the most recently completed decennial census, and includes areas along the northern and southern borders.