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,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,fo/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 & ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 
= a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !
 ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (   
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ,f$]al ag5cies to collaborate 9 
! developm5t ( freely available op5     
s\rce educational mat]ials 9            
college-level physics1 *emi/ry1 & ma?1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,le>n+             
,opportunities ,) ,creation ( ,op5      
,s\rce ,textbooks 7,,l[ ,,co/7 ,act (   
#bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,accord+ to ! ,college    
,bo>d1 t ! av]age /ud5t at a #d-ye>     
univ]sity sp5t an e/imat$ #a1bbb p] ye> 
on college books & supplies4  7#b7      

,accord+ to ! ,national ,association (  
,college ,/ores1 ! gross m>g9 on new    
college textbooks 0 #be4f p]c5t 9 #bjab4
  7#c7 ,! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability      
,(fice has f\nd t college textbook      
prices h ris5 at twice ! rate ( annual  
inflation ov] ! la/ two decades & t new 
textbook prices increas$ #hb p]c5t ov] !
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 project t w\ld make high quality       
educational mat]ials freely available to
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textbook co/s & increase accessibility  
to su* education mat]ials4  7#e7        
,college-level op5 s\rce c\rse "w       
mat]ials 9 ma?1 physics1 & *emi/ry      
repres5t a high-priority fir/ /ep 9 ?is 
area4  7#f7 ,! sci5tific & te*nical     
work=ce at ,f$]al ag5cies1 national     
laboratories1 & f$]ally fund$ rese>* &  
developm5t c5t]s c\ld make a valuable   
contribution to ?is ef=t4  7#g7 ,a      
,f$]al ov]sight role 9 ! creation &     
ma9t5ance ( /&>d1 publicly vett$        
textbooks is desirable to ensure t      

intellectual prop]ty is respect$ & t    
public /&>ds = quality1 educational     
effectiv5ess1 & sci5tific accuracy are  
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program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
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mat]ials t--  7#a7 conta91 at m9imum1 a 
compreh5sive set ( textbooks or o!r     
educational mat]ials cov]+ topics 9     
physics1 *emi/ry1 & calculus2  7#b7 are 
po/$ on ! ,f$]al ,op5 ,s\rce ,mat]ial   
,website2 &  7#c7 are free ( copyright  
violations4  7b7 ,po/+ deadl9e ,n lat]  
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mat]ials describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 on ! 
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mat]ials on ! ,f$]al ,op5 ,s\rce        
,mat]ial ,website1 ! ,director %all1 9  
collaboration ) ! ag5cies describ$ 9    
section #e7;b71 develop1 implem5t1 &    
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accuracy1 & educational effectiv5ess (  
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ma9ta9 a ,f$]al ,op5 ,s\rce ,mat]ial    
,website4  7b7 ,availability ( mat]ials 
,mat]ials 9 ! ,f$]al ,op5 ,s\rce        
,mat]ial ,website %all be made available
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r$i/ribut$1 *ang$1 revis$1 or o!rwise   
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#e4 ,op5 s\rce mat]ial requirem5t =     
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%all1 "u ! guidance ( ! ,director1      
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on sci5tific education or sci5tific     

outrea* %all use at lea/ #b p]c5t ( su* 
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subsection 7a74  #f4 ,regulations ,!    
,director %all prescribe regulations    
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s\rce mat]ials produc$ "u ?is ,act4  #g4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7         
,director ,! t]m ,director means !      
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7,a7 te/$ = optimal /ud5t engagem5t2    
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7,c7 subject$ to an editorial pe] review
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 are po/$ on a website t are available  
free ( *>ge to1 & may be d[nload$1      
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#h4 ,,gao report to ,congress ,n lat]   
?an ,july #a1 #bjah1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all prep>e & submit a report to 
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,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
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