ing information, and for the dissemination of information derived from such research and demonstrations, and, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), to provide by contracts with them for the conduct of such activities; except that no such grant may be made to a private agency, organization, or institution other than a nonprofit one. (b) The Commissioner is authorized to appoint a special advisory committee of not more than nine members to advise him on matters of general policy concerning research and demonstration projects relating to the improvement of libraries and the improvement of training in librarianship, or concerning special services necessary thereto or special problems involved therein. (20 U.S.C. 1034) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title II, sec. 224, 79 Stat. 1228; subsec. (c) repealed Apr. 13, 1970, P.L. 91-230, sec. 401 (h) and superseded by pt. C of title IV of P.L. 90-247, as amended. (20 U.S.C. 1233c) ) REPEALER SEC. 225. Effective July 1, 1967, section 1101 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 is amended by adding the word "or" at the end of clause (2), by striking out clause (3), and by renumbering clause (4) as clause (3). Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title II, sec. 225, 79 Stat. 1228. PART C-STRENGTHENING COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED SEC. 231. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, $6,315,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, $7,770,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, and $11,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and the succeeding fiscal year, to enable the Commissioner to transfer funds to the Librarian of Congress for the purpose of (1) acquiring, so far as possible, copies of all library materials currently published throughout the world which are of value to scholarship; (2) providing catalog information promptly and distributing this and other bibliographic information about library materials by printing catalog cards and by other means, and enabling the Library of Congress to use for exchange and other purposes such of these materials as are not needed for its own collections; and (3) enabling the Librarian of Congress to pay administrative costs of cooperative arrangements for acquiring library materials published outside of the States and not readily obtainable outside of the country of origin, for institutions of higher education or combinations thereof for library purposes, or for other public or private nonprofit research libraries. (20 U.S.C. 1041) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title II, sec. 231, 79 Stat. 1228; amended Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title II, sec. 217, 218, 82 Stat. 1037 Title III-Strengthening Developing Institutions STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED SEC. 301. (a) The purpose of this title is to assist in raising the academic quality of colleges which have the desire and potential to make a substantial contribution to the higher education resources of our Nation but which for financial and other reasons are struggling for survi val and are isolated from the main currents of academic life, and to do so by enabling the Commissioner to establish a national teaching fellow program and to encourage and assist in the establishment of cooperative arrangements under which these colleges may draw on the talent and experience of our finest colleges and universities, and on the educational resources of business and industry, in their effort to improve their academic quality. (b) (1) There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, the sum of $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, the sum of $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, the sum of $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, the sum of $70,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, and the sum of $91,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, to carry out the provisions of this title. (2) Of the sums appropriated pursuant to this section for any fiscal year, 77 per centum shall be available only for carrying out the provisions of this title with respect to developing institutions which plan to award one or more bachelor's degrees during such year. (3) The remainder of the sums so appropriated shall be available only for carrying out the provisions of this title with respect to developing institutions which do not plan to award such a degree during such year. (20 U.S.C. 1051) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title III, sec. 301. 79 Stat. 1229; amended Nov. 3, 1966, P.L. 89-752, sec. 10, 80 Stat. 1243; amended Oct. 16. 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title II, sec. 221, 222, 82 Stat. 1038. DEFINITION OF "DEVELOPING INSTITUTION" SEC. 302. As used in this title the term "developing institution" means a public or nonprofit educational institution in any State which (a) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a secondary school, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate; (b) is legally authorized to provide, and provides within the State, an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree, or provides not less than a two-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or offers a twoyear program in engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological sciences which is designed to prepare the student to work as a technician and at a semiprofessional level in engineering, scientific, or other technological fields which require the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles of knowledge; (c) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Commissioner to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered or is, according to such an agency or association, making reasonable progress toward accreditation; (d) has met the requirements of clauses (a) and (b) during the five academic years preceding the academic year for which it seeks assistance under this title; (e) is making a reasonable effort to improve the quality of its teaching and administrative staffs and of its student services; (f) is, for financial or other reasons, struggling for survival and is isolated from the main currents of academic life; (g) meets such other requirements as the Commissioner may prescribe by regulation; and (h) is not an institution, or department or branch of an institution, whose program is specifically for the education of students to prepare them to become ministers of religion or to enter upon some other religious vocation or to prepare them to teach theological subjects. (20 U.S.C. 1052) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title III, sec. 302, 79 Stat. 1229. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS SEC. 303. (a) The Commissioner shall establish in the Office of Education an Advisory Council on Developing Institutions (hereinafter in this title referred to as the "Council"), consisting of the Commissioner who shall be Chairman, one representative each of such Federal agencies having responsibilities with respect to developing institutions as the Commissioner may designate, and eight members appointed, without regard to the civil service laws, by the Commissioner with the approval of the Secretary. (b) The Council shall advise the Commissioner with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this title and in particular shall assist the Commissioner in identifying those developing institutions through which the purposes of this title can best be achieved and in establishing priorities for use in approving applications under this title. The Commissioner may appoint such special advisory and technical experts, and consultants as may be useful in carrying out the functions of the Council. (20 U.S.C. 1053) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title III, sec. 303, 79 Stat. 1230; subsec. (c) repealed Apr. 13, 1970, P.L. 91-230, sec. 401 (h) and superseded by pt. C of title IV of P.L. 90-247, as amended. (20 U.S.C. 1233c) GRANTS FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO STRENGTHEN DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS SEC. 304. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to developing institutions and other colleges and universities to pay part of the cost of planning, developing, and carrying out cooperative arrangements which show promise as effective measures for strengthening the academic programs and the administration of developing institutions. Such cooperative arrangements may be between develop ing institutions, between developing institutions and other colleges and universities, and between developing institutions and organizations, agencies, and business entities. Grants under this section may be used for projects and activities such as (1) exchange of faculty or students, including arrangements for bringing visiting scholars to developing institutions; (2) faculty and administration improvement programs utilizing training, education (including fellowships leading to advanced degrees), internships, research participation, and other means; (3) introduction of new curriculums and curricular materials; (4) development and operation of cooperative education programs involving alternate periods of academic study and business or public employment; (5) joint use of facilities such as libraries or laboratories, including necessary books, materials, and equipment; and (6) other arrangements which offer promise of strengthening the academic programs and the administration of developing institutions. (b) A grant may be made under this section only upon application to the Commissioner at such time or times and containing such information as he deems necessary. The Commissioner shall not approve an application unless it (1) sets forth a program for carrying out one or more projects or activities which meet the requirements of subsection (a) and provides for such methods of administration as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the program; (2) sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this section for any fiscal year will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available for purposes which meet the requirements of subsection (a), and in no case supplant such funds; (3) provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this section; and (4) provides for making such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may require to carry out his functions under this title, and for keeping such records and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports. (c) The Commissioner shall, after consultation with the Council, establish criteria as to eligible expenditures for which grants made under this section may be used, which criteria shall be so designed as to prevent the use of such grants for expenditures not necessary to the achievement of the purposes of this title. (20 U.S.C. 1054) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title III, sec. 304, 79 Stat. NATIONAL TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS SEC. 305. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to award fellowships under this section to highly qualified graduate students and junior members of the faculty of colleges and universities, to encourage such individuals to teach at developing institutions. The Commissioner shall award fellowships to individuals for teaching at developing institutions only upon application by an institution approved for this purpose by the Commissioner and only upon a finding by the Commissioner that the program of teaching set forth in the application is reasonable in the light of the qualifications of the teaching fellow and of the educational needs of the applicant. (b) Fellowships may be awarded under this section for such period of teaching as the Commissioner may determine, but such period shall not exceed two academic years. Each person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this section shall receive a stipend for each academic year of teaching of not more than $6,500, as determined by the Commissioner upon the advice of the Council, plus an additional amount of $400 for each such year on account of each of his dependents. (20 U.S.C. 1055) Enacted Nov. 8, 1965, P.L. 89-329, Title III, sec. 305, 79 Stat. 1231. PROFESSORS EMERITUS 2 SEC. 306. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to award grants under this section, from funds appropriated for the purpose of this title, to professors retired from active duty at institutions of higher education (other than developing institutions) to encourage such professors to teach and to conduct research at developing institutions. Such grants may be awarded by the Commissioner (1) only upon application made by an institution and approved for this purpose by the Commissioner and (2) only upon a finding by the Commissioner that the program of teaching or research set forth in the application is reasonable in the light of the qualifications of the professor emeritus and of the educational needs of the applicant. (b) The Commissioner shall undertake a program of dissemination of information concerning this section. (c) Grants may be awarded under this section for such period of teaching or research as the Commissioner may determine. The amount of each grant awarded under the provisions of this section for each academic year of teaching or research shall be determined by the Commissioner upon the advice of the Council. (20 U.S.C. 1056) Enacted Oct. 16, 1968, P.L. 90-575, Title II, sec. 223, 82 Stat. 1038. Title IV-Student Assistance PART A-EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED SEC. 401. (a) It is the purpose of this part to provide, through institutions of higher education, educational opportunity grants to assist in making available the benefits of higher education to qualified This section becomes effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1969. |