,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddee ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,foster 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 and ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require ,federal agencies to collaborate in the development of freely available open source educational materials in college-level physics1 chemistry1 and math1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,learning ,opportunities ,with ,creation of ,open ,source ,textbooks 7,,low ,,cost7 ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,according to the ,college ,board1 that the average student at a #d-year university spent an estimated #a1bbb per year on college books and supplies4 7#b7 ,according to the ,national ,association of ,college ,stores1 the gross margin on new college textbooks was #be4f percent in #bjab4 7#c7 ,the ,government ,accountability ,office has found that college textbook prices have risen at twice the rate of annual inflation over the last two decades and that new textbook prices increased #hb percent over the last decade4 7#d7 ,an open source material project that would make high quality educational materials freely available to the general public would reduce college textbook costs and increase accessibility to such education materials4 7#e7 ,college-level open source course work materials in math1 physics1 and chemistry represent a high-priority first step in this area4 7#f7 ,the scientific and technical workforce at ,federal agencies1 national laboratories1 and federally funded research and development centers could make a valuable contribution to this effort4 7#g7 ,a ,federal oversight role in the creation and maintenance of standard1 publicly vetted textbooks is desirable to ensure that intellectual property is respected and that public standards for quality1 educational effectiveness1 and scientific accuracy are maintained4 #c4 ,open source material pilot program 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall begin development of college freshman-level1 high quality1 open source materials that-- 7#a7 contain1 at minimum1 a comprehensive set of textbooks or other educational materials covering topics in physics1 chemistry1 and calculus2 7#b7 are posted on the ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website2 and 7#c7 are free of copyright violations4 7b7 ,posting deadline ,not later than #d years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall have posted the materials described in subsection 7a7 on the ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website4 7c7 ,screening procedures ,before publishing materials on the ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website1 the ,director shall1 in collaboration with the agencies described in section #e7;b71 develop1 implement1 and establish procedures for checking the veracity1 accuracy1 and educational effectiveness of open source materials4 #d4 ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,director shall establish and maintain a ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website4 7b7 ,availability of materials ,materials in the ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website shall be made available free of charge to1 and may be downloaded1 redistributed1 changed1 revised1 or otherwise altered by1 any member of the general public4 #e4 ,open source material requirement for ,federal agencies 7a7 ,requirement ,the head of each agency described in subsection 7b7 shall1 under the guidance of the ,director1 collaborate with the heads of any other such agency or any federally funded research and development center to develop1 implement1 and establish procedures for checking the veracity1 accuracy1 and educational effectiveness of open source materials that are posted on the ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website4 7b7 ,agency funding ,the head of each agency that expends more than #aj1jjj1jjj in a fiscal year on scientific education or scientific outreach shall use at least #b percent of such funds for collaboration described in subsection 7a74 #f4 ,regulations ,the ,director shall prescribe regulations necessary to implement this ,act1 including redistribution and attribution standards for open source materials produced under this ,act4 #g4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,national ,science ,foundation4 7#b7 ,federal open source material website ,the term ,federal ,open ,source ,material ,website means the website established under section #d7;a74 7#c7 ,high quality ,the term high quality means-- 7,a7 tested for optimal student engagement2 7,b7 tested for optimal content consumption2 7,c7 subjected to an editorial peer review process2 and 7,d7 free of copyright violations4 7#d7 ,open source materials ,the term open source materials means materials that are posted on a website that are available free of charge to1 and may be downloaded1 redistributed changed1 revised1 or otherwise altered by1 any member of the general public4 #h4 ,,gao report to ,congress ,not later than ,july #a1 #bjah1 the ,comptroller ,general shall prepare and submit a report to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives detailing-- 7#a7 the open source materials created or adapted under this ,act2 7#b7 the adoption of such open source materials2 and 7#c7 the savings generated for students1 ,states1 and the ,federal ,government through the use of open source materials4