,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cech  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ai1         
#bjac,mr4 ,h9ojosa 7= himself & ,mr4    
,george ,mill] ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to exp& ! use ( op5         
textbooks 9 ord] to a*ieve sav+s =      
/ud5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,af=dable ,college ,textbook
 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! high co/ ( college      
textbooks cont9ues to be a b>ri] = _m   
/ud5ts 9 a*iev+ high] education4  7#b7  
,accord+ to ! ,college ,bo>d1 dur+ !    
#bjab-bjac academic ye>1 ! av]age /ud5t 
budget = college books & supplies 0     
#a1bjj4  7#c7 ,! ,gov]nm5t              
,acc\ntability ,(fice f\nd t new        
textbook prices increas$ #hb p]c5t ov] !
 la/ decade & t al?\gh ,f$]al ef=ts to  
increase price transp>5cy h provid$     
/ud5ts & families ) m & bett] in=mation1
 m mu/ be done to address ris+ co/s4    

7#d7 ,! gr[? ( ! ,int]net has enabl$ !  
creation & %>+ ( digital cont5t1 includ+
 op5 educational res\rces t c be freely 
us$ by /ud5ts1 tea*]s1 & memb]s ( !     
public4  7#e7 ,us+ op5 educational      
res\rces 9 place ( traditional mat]ials 
9 l>ge-enrollm5t college c\rses c r$uce 
textbook co/s by #hj to #ajj p]c5t4     
7#f7 ,f$]al inve/m5t 9 exp&+ ! use ( op5
 educational res\rces c\ld significantly
 l[] college textbook co/s & r$uce      
f9ancial b>ri]s to high] education1 :ile
 mak+ effici5t use ( taxpay] funds4  #c4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7          
,educational res\rce ,! t]m educational 
res\rce means an educational mat]ial t c
 be us$ 9 po/second>y in/ruction1       
includ+ textbooks & o!r writt5 or       
audiovisual works4  7#b7 ,in/itution (  
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#c7   
,op5 educational res\rce ,! t]m op5     
educational res\rce means an educational

 res\rce t is lic5s$ "u an op5 lic5se & 
made freely available onl9e to ! public4
  7#d7 ,op5 lic5se ,! t]m op5 lic5se    
means a worldwide1 royalty-free1        
non-exclusive1 p]petual1 irrevocable    
copyright lic5se grant+ ! public        
p]mission to access1 reproduce1 publicly
 p]=m1 publicly display1 adapt1         
di/ribute1 & o!rwise use ! "w &         
adaptations ( ! "w = any purpose1       
condition$ only on ! requirem5t t       
attribution be giv5 to au?ors z         
designat$4  7#e7 ,op5 textbook ,! t]m   
op5 textbook means an op5 educational   
res\rce or set ( op5 educational        
res\rces t ei!r is a textbook or c be   
us$ 9 place ( a textbook = a po/second>y
 c\rse at an in/itution ( high]         
education4  7#f7 ,secret>y ,! t]m       
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,education4  #d4 ,grant program  7a7    
,grants au?oriz$ ,f ! am\nts appropriat$
 "u subsection 7i71 ! ,secret>y %all    
make grants1 on a competitive basis1 to 
eligible entities to support pilot      

programs t exp& ! use ( op5 textbooks 9 
ord] to a*ieve sav+s = /ud5ts4  7b7     
,eligible entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
eligible entity means an in/itution (   
high] education or gr\p ( in/itutions ( 
high] education4  7c7 ,applications     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* eligible entity      
desir+ a grant "u ?is section1 aft]     
consultation ) relevant faculty 7includ+
 ^? engag$ 9 ! creation ( op5           
educational res\rces71 %all submit an   
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y may reasonably require4  
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* application submitt$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include a         
description ( ! project to be complet$ )
 grant funds &-- 7,a7 a plan = promot+ &
 track+ ! use ( op5 textbooks 9         
po/second>y c\rses (f]$ by ! eligible   
entity1 includ+ an e/imate ( ! project$ 
sav+s t w be a*iev$ = /ud5ts2  7,b7 a   
plan = evaluat+1 be=e creat+ new op5    
educational res\rces1 :e!r exi/+ op5    
educational res\rces c\ld be us$ or     

adapt$ = ! same purpose2  7,c7 a plan = 
quality review & review ( accuracy ( any
 op5 educational res\rces to be creat$  
or adapt$ ?r\gh ! grant2  7,d7 a plan = 
dissem9at+ in=mation ab\t ! results ( ! 
project to in/itutions ( high] education
 outside ( ! eligible entity1 includ+   
promot+ ! adoption ( any op5 textbooks  
creat$ or adapt$ ?r\gh ! grant2 &  7,e7 
a /atem5t on consultation ) relevant    
faculty1 includ+ ^? engag$ 9 ! creation 
( op5 educational res\rces1 9 !         
developm5t ( ! application4  7d7        
,special consid]ation ,9 aw>d+ grants "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all give     
special consid]ation to applications t  
demon/rate ! greate/ pot5tial to-- 7#a7 
a*ieve ! highe/ level ( sav+s = /ud5ts  
?r\gh su/a9able exp&$ use ( op5         
textbooks 9 po/second>y c\rses (f]$ by !
 eligible entity2  7#b7 exp& ! use ( op5
 textbooks at in/itutions ( high]       
education outside ( ! eligible entity2 &
  7#c7 produce-- 7,a7 ! highe/ quality  
op5 textbooks2  7,b7 op5 textbooks t c  

be mo/ easily utiliz$ & adapt$ by       
faculty memb]s at in/itutions ( high]   
education2  7,c7 op5 textbooks t        
correspond to ! highe/ enrollm5t c\rses 
at in/itutions ( high] education2 &     
7,d7 op5 textbooks creat$ or adapt$ 9   
p>tn]%ip ) entities1 includ+ campus     
book/ores1 t w assi/ 9 m>ket+ &         
di/ribution ( ! op5 textbook4  7e7 ,use 
( funds ,an eligible entity t receives a
 grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant  
funds to c>ry out any ( ! foll[+        
activities to exp& ! use ( op5          
textbooks3 7#a7 ,pr(essional developm5t 
= faculty & /aff memb]s at in/itutions (
 high] education1 includ+ ! se>* = &    
review ( op5 textbooks4  7#b7 ,creation 
or adaptation ( op5 educational         
res\rces1 especially op5 textbooks4     
7#c7 ,developm5t or improvem5t ( tools &
 in=mational res\rces t support ! use ( 
op5 textbooks4  7#d7 ,rese>* evaluat+ ! 
efficacy ( ! use ( op5 textbooks =      
a*iev+ sav+s = /ud5ts4  7#e7 ,p>tn]%ips 
) o!r entities1 includ+ o!r in/itutions 

( high] education1 =-pr(it              
organizations1 or nonpr(it              
organizations1 to c>ry out any ( !      
activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7    
?r\gh 7#d74  7f7 ,lic5se ,educational   
res\rces creat$ or adapt$ "u subsection 
7e7 %all be lic5s$ "u an op5 lic5se4    
7g7 ,access & di/ribution ,! full &     
complete digital cont5t ( ea*           
educational res\rce creat$ or adapt$ "u 
subsection 7e7 %all be made available   
free ( *>ge to ! public-- 7#a7 on an    
easily accessible & int]op]able website1
 :i* %all be id5tifi$ to ! ,secret>y by 
! eligible entity2 &  7#b7 9 a ma*9e    
readable1 digital =mat t anyone c       
directly d[nload1 edit1 & r$i/ribute4   
7h7 ,report ,^u an eligible entity's    
completion ( a project support$ "u ?is  
section1 ! eligible entity %all prep>e &
 submit a report to ! ,secret>y reg>d+--
 7#a7 ! effectiv5ess ( ! pilot program 9
 exp&+ ! use ( op5 textbooks & 9 a*iev+ 
sav+s = /ud5ts2  7#b7 ! impact ( ! pilot
 program on exp&+ ! use ( op5 textbooks 

at in/itutions ( high] education outside
 ( ! eligible entity2  7#c7 educational 
res\rces creat$ or adapt$ "u ! grant1   
includ+ in/ructions on :]e ! public c   
access ea* educational res\rce "u ! t]ms
 ( subsection 7g72 &  7#d7 all project  
co/s1 includ+ ! value ( any volunte]    
labor & in/itutional capital us$ = !    
project4  7i7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y to  
c>ry out ?is section = ea* ( ! #e       
succe$+ fiscal ye>s aft] ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4  #e4 ,price in=mation ,section
 #acc7;b7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajae;b7b77 is     
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#f72 &  
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#i72 7,a7 by /rik+     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b72 &  7,b7 by    
/rik+ a college textbook t-- & ins]t+ a 
college textbook t may include pr9t$    
mat]ials1 comput] disks1 website access1
 & electronically di/ribut$ mat]ials44  
#f4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t in/itutions ( high]         

education %\ld enc\rage ! consid]ation (
 op5 textbooks by faculty )9 ! g5]ally  
accept$ pr9ciples ( academic fre$om t   
e/abli%es ! "r & responsibility (       
faculty memb]s1 individually &          
collectively1 to select c\rse mat]ials t
 are p$agogically mo/ appropriate = _!  
classes4  #g4 ,report to ,congress ,n   
lat] ?an ,july #a1 #bjaf1 ! ,secret>y   
%all prep>e & submit a report to !      
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives detail+-- 7#a7
 ! op5 textbooks creat$ or adapt$ "u ?is
 ,act2  7#b7 ! adoption ( su* op5       
textbooks2 &  7#c7 ! sav+s g5]at$ =     
/ud5ts1 ,/ates1 & ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t    
?r\gh ! use ( op5 textbooks4  #h4 ,,gao 
report ,n lat] ?an ,july #a1 #bjag1 !   
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all prep>e & submit a report to !      
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ( 

! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives on ! co/ (    
textbooks to /ud5ts at in/itutions (    
high] education4 ,! report %all         
p>ticul>ly exam9e-- 7#a7 ! *ange ( ! co/
 ( textbooks2  7#b7 ! factors t h       
contribut$ to ! *ange ( ! co/ (         
textbooks2  7#c7 ! ext5t to :i* op5     
textbooks are us$ at in/itutions ( high]
 education2 &  7#d7 ! impact ( op5      
textbooks on ! co/ ( textbooks4