As used in this part:
Agency or NIFA means the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Agriculture-related fields means a group of instructional programs that are determined to be agriculture-related fields of study for HSACU eligibility purposes by a panel of National Program Leaders at the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Department means the United States Department of Agriculture.
Hispanic-serving Institution means an institution of higher education that:
Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture and any other officer or employee of the Department to whom the authority involved has been delegated.
7 C.F.R. §3434.3