,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #caeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,s5s5br5n] 7= himself & ,ms4  
,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure public
 access to publi%$ mat]ials conc]n+     
sci5tific rese>* & developm5t activities
 fund$ by ,f$]al sci5ce ag5cies4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,public ,access to ,public ,sci5ce ,act4
  #b4 ,public access policy  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,ea* cov]$ ag5cy %all =mulate &   
implem5t a public access policy to make 
cov]$ works publicly available1 )\t     
*>ge1 on ! day aft] ! end ( ! emb>go    
p]iod1 9 a mann] consi/5t ) copyright   
law4  7b7 ,specifications ,! public     
access policy %all-- 7#a7 all[ ! public 
to read1 d[nload1 & analyze by ma*9e    
cov]$ works 9 digital =m2  7#b7         
facilitate easy public se>* (1 analysis 
(1 & access to cov]$ works2  7#c7       

enc\rage public-private collaboration   
to-- 7,a7 maximize ! pot5tial =         
int]op]ability betwe5 public & private  
plat=ms2  7,b7 avoid unnecess>y         
duplication ( exi/+ me*anisms2 &  7,c7  
maximize ! impact ( ! cov]$ ag5cy's     
rese>* inve/m5t2  7#d7 ensure t         
attribution to au?ors1 j\rnals1 &       
orig9al publi%]s is ma9ta9$2 &  7#e7    
ensure t publications & metadata are    
/or$ 9 an ar*ive t-- 7,a7 provides =    
long-t]m pres]vation & access to full   
cont5t ( ! cov]$ "w )\t *>ge1 :]e       
appropriate1 & balanc+ co/ & public     
value2  7,b7 uses a /&>d1 widely        
available1 &1 to ! ext5t possible1      
nonpropriet>y ar*ival =mat = text &     
associat$ cont5t1 includ+ images1 video1
 & support+ data2  7,c7 provides access 
= p]sons ) disabilities consi/5t )      
section #ejh ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( 
#aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d72 &  7,d7   
enables integration & int]op]ability )  
o!r public access repositories4  7c7    
,metadata ,not)/&+ subsection 7a71 a    

cov]$ ag5cy's public access policy %all 
ensure full public access to cov]$      
works' metadata )\t *>ge ^u fir/        
publication 9 a data =mat t ensures     
int]op]ability ) curr5t & anticipat$    
future se>* te*nology4 ,:]e possible1 ! 
metadata %all provide a l9k to !        
location :]e ! full text & associat$    
supplem5tal mat]ials w be made available
 at ! end ( ! applicable emb>go p]iod4  
#c4 ,=mulation ( a public access policy 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* public access policy  
%all include-- 7#a7 a /rategy = enabl+ !
 public to electronically locate &      
access publications result+ f f$]ally   
fund$ sci5tific rese>*2  7#b7 a /rategy 
= ma9ta9+ a repository or repositories1 
ei!r )9 ! cov]$ ag5cy or ?r\gh an       
arrangem5t ) ano!r ,f$]al ag5cy or      
ag5cies or ?r\gh an arrangem5t ) a      
public or private entity1 if consi/5t ) 
! purposes ( ?is ,act1 includ+ free     
public access 9 p]petuity1              
int]op]ability1 & long-t]m pres]vation1 
s long z ! cov]$ ag5cy ma9ta9s an active

 ,web l9k to ! repository or            
repositories = public access2  7#c7 a   
/rategy = incorporat+ exi/+ cov]$ works 
into ! repository or repositories       
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 to ! ext5t     
practicable2  7#d7 a /rategy = notify+  
rese>* fund+ recipi5ts ( _! obligations 
"u ?is ,act2 &  7#e7 a /rategy = tak+   
into acc\nt diff]5t fund+ models =      
s*ol>ly publi%+1 includ+ au?or-pays     
fees1 9 ! cov]$ ag5cy's grant & o!r     
fund+ me*anisms4  7b7 ,coord9ation )    
/akehold]s ,9 develop+ its public access
 policy1 ! cov]$ ag5cy %all use a       
transp>5t process = solicit+ views f    
/akehold]s1 includ+ f$]ally fund$       
rese>*]s1 in/itutions ( high] education1
 libr>ies1 publi%]s1 us]s ( f$]ally     
fund$ rese>* results1 & civil society   
gr\ps4  7c7 ,coord9ation ) o!r ,f$]al   
ag5cies ,9 develop+ its public access   
policy1 ! cov]$ ag5cy %all collaborate &
 coord9ate ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies to      
maximize ! consi/5cy & compatibility (  
public access across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4

  7d7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an  
#f mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ea* cov]$ ag5cy %all transmit a   
report1 conta9+ its public access policy
 & ! me*anism describ$ 9 section #f1 to 
! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &      
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4  #d4        
,implem5tation ( public access policy   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
transmission ( ! report requir$ "u      
section #c7;d71 ea* cov]$ ag5cy %all    
implem5t its public access policy4  7b7 
,input ,! implem5tation ( su* policy1   
includ+ ! me*anism describ$ 9 section   
#f1 %all consid] input provid$ by       
relevant /akehold]s & o!r ,f$]al        
ag5cies4  7c7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9  
?is ,act %all affect ! application (    
,unit$ ,/ates copyright law4  #e4       
,p]iodic review  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,at lea/  
once e #e ye>s1 ea* cov]$ ag5cy %all    
revise1 z necess>y1 its public access   
policy1 includ+ ! me*anism describ$ 9   

section #f4  7b7 ,report to ,congress   
,ea* cov]$ ag5cy %all transmit a report 
conta9+ its public access policy & !    
me*anism describ$ 9 section #f1 z revis$
 "u subsection 7a71 to ! ,committee on  
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate n lat] ?an #cj days aft]        
complet+ su* revision4  #f4 ,me*anism = 
modification ( emb>go p]iod ,ea* cov]$  
ag5cy1 9 coord9ation ) ! /akehold]s     
describ$ 9 section #c7;b71 %all provide 
a me*anism = a /akehold] to petition to 
*ange ! emb>go p]iod "u ?is section =   
specific cov]$ works by pres5t+ evid5ce 
t ! public int]e/ w be sub/antially &   
uniquely h>m$ "u a cov]$ ag5cy's public 
access policy relat$ to su* "w4 ,if a   
cov]$ ag5cy det]m9es t ! public int]e/ w
 be sub/antially & uniquely h>m$ ^u     
review+ ! petition1 ! cov]$ ag5cy may   
*ange ! emb>go p]iod by no m ?an #f     
mon?s at a "t f its curr5t emb>go p]iod4
  #g4 ,def9itions ,= ! purposes ( ?is   

,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ ag5cy means--   
7,a7 ! ,national ,a]onautics & ,space   
,adm9i/ration2  7,b7 ! ,national ,sci5ce
 ,f\ndation2  7,c7 ! ,national ,in/itute
 ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology2 &  7,d7 !       
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice4  7#b7 ! t]m   
cov]$ "w means any pe]-review$ rese>*   
results publi%$ 9 s*ol>ly publications t
 are bas$ on rese>* fund$ 9 :ole or 9 "p
 by a cov]$ ag5cy1 b su* t]m does n     
include-- 7,a7 rese>* progress reports  
pres5t$ at pr(essional meet+s or        
conf]5ces2  7,b7 laboratory notes1      
prelim9>y data analyses1 notes ( !      
au?or1 phone logs1 or o!r in=mation us$ 
to produce f9al manuscripts2  7,c7      
classifi$ rese>*2 or  7,d7 "w n submitt$
 to a pe]-review$ publication or "w t is
 reject$ by a pe]-review$ publication2 &
  7#c7 ! t]m emb>go p]iod means ! p]iod 
( "t no m ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! initial  
date ( publication ( a cov]$ "w1 unless 
modifi$ "u section #f4