,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjac ,mr4    
,begi* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to all[ public access to rese>* ( !     
,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,affairs ,rese>* ,transp>5cy ,act (    
#bjac4  #b4 ,public access to ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs rese>* & data %>+   
betwe5 ,dep>tm5ts  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (    
,int]net website ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs %all make available on an     
,int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs available to ! public 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,data files t conta9    
in=mation on rese>* ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7
 ,a data diction>y on ea* data file4    
7#c7 ,in/ructions = h[ to obta9 access  
to ea* data file = use 9 rese>*4  7b7   
,public access to manuscripts on        
,dep>tm5t fund$ rese>*  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   

,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #edj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y   
%all require1 z a condition on ! use (  
any data ga!r$ or =mulat$ f rese>* fund$
 by ! ,dep>tm5t1 t any f9al1 pe]-review$
 manuscript prep>$ = publication t uses 
su* data be submitt$ to ! ,secret>y =   
deposit 9 ! digital ar*ive e/abli%$ "u  
p>agraph 7#b7 & publication "u p>agraph 
7#c74  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( digital ar*ive
 ,n lat] ?an #edj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
e/abli% a digital ar*ive consi/+ (      
manuscripts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74   
7#c7 ,public availability  7,a7         
,availability ( ar*ive ,! ,secret>y %all
 make ! digital ar*ive e/abli%$ "u      
p>agraph 7#b7 & ! cont5ts ( su* ar*ive  
available to ! public via a publicly    
accessible ,int]net website at n co/ to 
! public4  7,b7 ,availability (         
manuscripts ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t  
ea* manuscript submitt$ to ! ,secret>y  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 is available to !      
public "u subp>agraph 7,a7 n lat] ?an "o

 ye> aft] ! (ficial date on :i* !       
manuscript is o!rwise publi%$4  7#d7    
,consi/5t ) copyright law ,! ,secret>y  
%all c>ry out ?is subsection 9 a mann]  
consi/5t ) applicable copyright law4    
7#e7 ,annual report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ! ,secret>y 
beg9s mak+ manuscripts available to !   
public "u ?is subsection & n less       
frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye> !reaft]1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
implem5tation ( ?is subsection dur+ !   
mo/ rec5t "o-ye> p]iod4  7,b7 ,cont5ts  
,ea* report submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 %all include = ! p]iod ( ! report3  7i7
 ,! numb] ( manuscripts submitt$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,! titles ( su*    
manuscripts4  7iii7 ,! au?ors ( su*     
manuscripts4  7iv7 ,= ea* su*           
manuscript1 ! "n & issue numb] or volume
 numb]1 z ! case may be1 ( ! j\rnal or  
o!r publication 9 :i* su* manuscript 0  

publi%$4  7c7 ,recomm5dations = data %>+
 betwe5 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,n lat] ?an "o ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs-,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se ,jo9t ,executive ,committee   
e/abli%$ by section #cbj7;a7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all submit to
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se options &           
recomm5dations = e/abli%m5t ( a program 
= long-t]m coop]ation & data-%>+ betwe5 
& )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to facilitate      
rese>* on outcomes ( milit>y s]vice1    
readju/m5t aft] combat deploym5t1 & o!r 
topics ( importance to ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,vet]ans4  7#b7 ,memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4
  7#c7 ,family memb]s ( vet]ans4  7#d7  
,family memb]s ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4
  7#e7 ,memb]s ( communities t h a      
significant population ( vet]ans or     
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4