,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjag ,mr4  
,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wyd57        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = ,f$]al       
ag5cies to develop public access        
policies relat+ to rese>* conduct$ by   
employees ( t ag5cy or f funds adm9i/]$ 
by t ag5cy4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,access to ,sci5ce
 & ,te*nology ,rese>* ,act ( #bjag4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t funds basic & appli$ rese>* )
 ! expectation t new ideas & discov]ies 
t result f ! rese>*1 if %>$ &           
effectively dissem9at$1 w advance sci5ce
 & improve ! lives & welf>e ( p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w2  7#b7 !     
,int]net makes x possible = ?is         
in=mation to be promptly available to e 
sci5ti/1 physician1 educator1 & citiz5  
at home1 9 s*ool1 or 9 a libr>y2  7#c7 !

 ,unit$ ,/ates has a sub/antial int]e/ 9
 maximiz+ ! impact & utility ( ! rese>* 
x funds by enabl+ a wide range ( reuses 
( ! pe]-review$ lit]ature t reports !   
results ( su* rese>*1 includ+ by enabl+ 
computational analysis by /ate-(-!-art  
te*nologies2  7#d7 ! ,(fice ( ,sci5ce & 
,te*nology ,policy issu$ a policy       
memor&um dat$ ,febru>y #bb1 #bjac1 :i*  
e/abli%$ ! commitm5t ( ! executive bran*
 ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to ensur+ t !     
direct results ( ,f$]ally fund$         
sci5tific rese>* are made available to &
 useful = ! public1 indu/ry1 & !        
sci5tific community2 &  7#e7 ! executive
 bran* advises t su* public access %\ld 
be implem5t$ ) ! fewe/ con/ra9ts        
possible4  #c4 ,def9ition ( ,f$]al ag5cy
 ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy means  
an ,executive ag5cy1 z def9$ "u section 
#aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   
#d4 ,f$]al rese>* public access policy  
7a7 ,requirem5t ,to develop policy  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy

 ) annual extramural rese>* exp5ditures 
( ov] #ajj1jjj1jjj %all develop a ,f$]al
 rese>* public access policy t is       
consi/5t ) & advances ! purposes ( !    
,f$]al ag5cy4  7#b7 ,common proc$ures   
,to ! ext5t practicable1 ,f$]al ag5cies 
requir$ to develop a policy "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all foll[ common proc$ures = !    
collection & deposit+ ( rese>* pap]s4   
7b7 ,cont5t ,ea* ,f$]al rese>* public   
access policy %all provide =-- 7#a7     
submission to a digital repository      
designat$ or ma9ta9$ by ! ,f$]al ag5cy (
 an electronic v]sion ( ! au?or's f9al  
manuscript ( orig9al rese>* pap]s t h   
be5 accept$ = publication 9 pe]-review$ 
j\rnals & t result f rese>* support$1 9 
:ole or 9 "p1 f fund+ by ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t2  7#b7 ! incorporation ( all  
*anges result+ f ! pe] review           
publication process 9 ! manuscript      
describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 !      
replacem5t ( ! f9al manuscript ) ! f9al 
publi%$ v]sion if-- 7,a7 ! publi%]      
cons5ts to ! replacem5t2 &  7,b7 ! goals

 ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy = functionality &     
int]op]ability are reta9$2  7#d7 free   
onl9e public access to su* f9al         
pe]-review$ manuscripts or publi%$      
v]sions )9 a "t p]iod t is appropriate =
 ea* type ( rese>* conduct$ or sponsor$ 
by ! ,f$]al ag5cy1 n lat] ?an #ab mon?s 
aft] publication 9 pe]-review$ j\rnals1 
pref]ably soon]1 or z adju/$ "u e/abli%$
 me*anisms2  7#e7 a means1 us+ e/abli%$ 
me*anisms = mak+ reque/s to ! applicable
 ,f$]al ag5cy1 = memb]s ( ! public & o!r
 /akehold]s to reque/ to adju/ ! p]iod  
be=e su* a f9al pe]-review$ manuscript  
or publi%$ v]sion is made publicly      
available by pres5t+ evid5ce demon/rat+ 
t ! p]iod is inconsi/5t ) ! objectives (
 ! ,f$]al rese>* public access policy or
 ! ne$s ( ! public1 indu/ry1 or !       
sci5tific community2  7#f7 provid+      
rese>* pap]s z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d7 
9 =mats & "u t]ms t enable productive   
reuse ( ! rese>* & computational        
analysis by /ate-(-!-art te*nologies2   
7#g7 improv+ ! ability ( ! public to    

locate & access rese>* pap]s made       
accessible "u ! ,f$]al rese>* public    
access policy2 &  7#h7 long-t]m         
pres]vation (1 & free public access to1 
publi%$ rese>* f9d+s-- 7,a7 9 a /able   
digital repository ma9ta9$ by ! ,f$]al  
ag5cy2 or  7,b7 if consi/5t ) ! purposes
 ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy1 9 any repository     
meet+ conditions det]m9$ favorable by ! 
,f$]al ag5cy 7includ+ free public       
access71 int]op]ability1 & long-t]m     
pres]vation4  7c7 ,application ( policy 
,ea* ,f$]al rese>* public access policy 
%all-- 7#a7 apply to--  7,a7 rese>*]s   
employ$ by ! ,f$]al ag5cy ^: works rema9
 9 ! public doma92 &  7,b7 rese>*]s     
fund$ by ! ,f$]al ag5cy2  7#b7 provide t
 works describ$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7   
%all be-- 7,a7 m>k$ z be+ public doma9  
mat]ial :5 publi%$2 &  7,b7 made        
available at ! same "t su* works are    
made available "u subsection 7b77#d72 & 
7#c7 make effective use ( any law or    
guidance relat+ to ! creation &         
res]vation ( a ,gov]nm5t lic5se t       

provides = ! reproduction1 publication1 
release1 or o!r uses ( a f9al manuscript
 = ,f$]al purposes4  7d7 ,exclusions    
,ea* ,f$]al rese>* public access policy 
%all n apply to-- 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>*1 rese>* result+ 9 works
 t g5]ate rev5ue or royalties = au?ors  
7su* z books7 or pat5table discov]ies1  
to ! ext5t necess>y to protect a        
copyright or pat5t2 or  7#d7 au?ors :o d
 n submit _! "w to a j\rnal or works t  
are reject$ by j\rnals4  7e7 ,pat5t or  
copyright law ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be  
con/ru$ to affect any "r "u ! provisions
 ( title #ag or #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code4  7f7 ,,gao ,report ,n lat] ?an #c
 ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 & e #e ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report t--  7#a7 includes an

 analysis ( ! p]iod betwe5 ! date on :i*
 ea* pap] becomes publicly available 9 a
 j\rnal & ! date on :i* ! pap] is 9 !   
onl9e repository ( ! applicable ,f$]al  
ag5cy2 &  7#b7 exam9es ! effectiv5ess ( 
! ,f$]al rese>* public access policy 9  
provid+ ! public ) free onl9e access to 
pap]s on rese>* fund$ by ea* ,f$]al     
ag5cy requir$ to develop a policy "u    
subsection 7a77#a71 includ+--  7,a7 :e!r
 ! t]ms ( use applicable to su* rese>*  
pap]s 9 effect are effective 9 enabl+   
productive reuse ( ! rese>* &           
computational analysis by /ate-(-!-art  
te*nologies2 &  7,b7 exam9es :e!r su*   
rese>* pap]s %\ld include a royalty-free
 copyright lic5se t is available to !   
public & t p]mits ! reuse ( ^? rese>*   
pap]s1 on ! condition t attribution is  
giv5 to ! au?or or au?ors ( ! rese>* &  
any o!rs designat$ by ! copyright own]4