professors emeritus

professors emeritus Sec. 223. (a) Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting immediately after section 305 the following new section: “professors emeritus “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.” (b) The amendment made by this section shall be effective with respect to appropriations for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1969.