Developing Institutions Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Developing Institutions Amendments of 1979 - Amends title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to carry out a program to improve the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of developing institutions. Defines "developing institution" as an institution of higher education of which: (1) the enrollment includes a substantial percentage of students from low-income families; and (2) the average educational and general expenditures are low, per full-time equivalent student, in comparison with institutions that offer similar instruction. Allows the Secretary to waive such expenditure criterion, if the institution submits persuasive evidence that its failure to meet such criterion is due to distorting factors and that its designation as a developing institution would be consistent with the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress on such institutions receiving such waiver. Authorizes appropriations in specified amounts to carry out such program for fiscal years 1981 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to make …