,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aigc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ag1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = ,f$]al rese>*
 grant re=m4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,basic ,rese>* ,act 4 
#b4 ,review panels  7a7 ,inclusion on   
review panels ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 ea* review panel = a specific   
,f$]al rese>* grant %all include--  7#a7
 at lea/ "o individual :o is n          
pr(essionally affiliat$ ) any academic  
or rese>* in/itution1 has n be5         
pr(essionally affiliat$ 9 ! #aj ye>s    
prec$+ ! date ( inclusion on ! panel1 & 
is an exp]t 9 a field unrelat$ to !     
field ( rese>* "u :i* ! grant proposal 0
 submitt$2 &  7#b7 at lea/ "o individual
 :o %all s]ve prim>ily z a taxpay]      
advocate 7def9$ z someone ^: ma9 focus  
is on ! value propos$ rese>* deliv]s to 
! taxpay]74  7b7 ,prohibition on receiv+

 recomm5dations f grant applicants on   
review panel ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ea* ag5cy t aw>ds a ,f$]al rese>*
 grant %all n accept recomm5dations f an
 applicant = su* grant z to :o %\ld or  
%\ld n be on ! grant review panel = su* 
applicant4  7c7 ,nondisclosure ( memb]s 
( grant review panel ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 ea* ag5cy t aw>ds a    
,f$]al rese>* grant %all n disclose1    
ei!r publicly or privately1 to an       
applicant = su* grant ! id5tity ( any   
memb] ( ! grant review panel = su*      
applicant4  #c4 ,special ,inspector     
,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>*   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is  
e/abli%$ an ,(fice ( ! ,special         
,inspector ,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate =
 ,rese>*4  7#b7 ,head ( ,(fice ,!re %all
 be at ! head ( ! ,(fice describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 ! ,special ,inspector     
,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>*1  
:o %all be appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 by & 
) ! advice & cons5t ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7    
,transf] ( functions & sav+s  7#a7      

,def9itions ,9 ?is subsection1 unless   
o!rwise provid$ or indicat$ by !        
context--  7,a7 ! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy has !
 mean+ giv5 to ! t]m ag5cy by section   
#eea7a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2
  7,b7 ! t]m function means any duty1   
obligation1 p[]1 au?ority1              
responsibility1 "r1 privilege1 activity1
 or program2 &  7,c7 ! t]m (fice        
includes any (fice1 adm9i/ration1 ag5cy1
 in/itute1 unit1 organizational entity1 
or compon5t !re(4  7#b7 ,transf] ,!re   
are transf]r$ to ! ,(fice ( ! ,special  
,inspector ,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate =
 ,rese>* all functions :i* ! ,(fice (   
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation ex]cis$ be=e ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act 7includ+ all relat$ 
functions ( any (fic] or employee ( !   
,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation74  7#c7 ,rules ,!   
,(fice ( ! ,special ,inspector ,g5]al & 
,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>* is au?oriz$
 to prescribe1 9 accordance ) !         
provisions ( *apt]s #e & #f ( title #e1 

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 su* rules &        
regulations z ! ,(fice ( ! ,special     
,inspector ,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate =
 ,rese>* det]m9es necess>y or           
appropriate to adm9i/] & manage !       
functions ( ! ,(fice ( ! ,special       
,inspector ,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate =
 ,rese>*4  7#d7 ,transf] & allocations (
 appropriations & p]sonnel ,except z    
o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is subsection1 !     
p]sonnel employ$ 9 connection )1 & !    
assets1 liabilities1 contracts1 prop]ty1
 records1 & unexp5d$ balances (         
appropriations1 au?orizations1          
allocations1 & o!r funds employ$1 us$1  
held1 aris+ f1 available to1 or to be   
made available 9 connection ) !         
functions transf]r$ by ?is subsection1  
subject to section #aeca ( title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be transf]r$  
to ! ,(fice ( ! ,special ,inspector     
,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>*4  
,unexp5d$ funds transf]r$ pursuant to   
?is p>agraph %all be us$ only = !       
purposes = :i* ! funds 7 orig9ally      

au?oriz$ & appropriat$4  7#e7 ,sav+s    
provisions  7,a7 ,cont9u+ effect ( legal
 docum5ts ,all ord]s1 det]m9ations1     
rules1 regulations1 p]mits1 agreem5ts1  
grants1 contracts1 c]tificates1 lic5ses1
 regi/rations1 privileges1 & o!r        
adm9i/rative actions--  7i7 :i* h be5   
issu$1 made1 grant$1 or all[$ to become 
effective by ! ,presid5t1 any ,f$]al    
ag5cy or (ficial !re(1 or by a c\rt (   
compet5t jurisdiction1 9 ! p]=mance (   
functions :i* are transf]r$ "u ?is      
subsection2 &  7ii7 :i* are 9 effect at 
! "t ?is subsection takes effect1 or 7  
f9al be=e ! effective date ( ?is        
subsection & are to become effective on 
or aft] ! effective date ( ?is          
subsection1  %all cont9ue 9 effect      
accord+ to _! t]ms until modifi$1       
t]m9at$1 sup]s$$1 set aside1 or revok$ 9
 accordance ) law by ! ,presid5t1 !     
,(fice ( ! ,special ,inspector ,g5]al & 
,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>* or o!r     
au?oriz$ (ficial1 a c\rt ( compet5t     
jurisdiction1 or by op]ation ( law4     

7,b7 ,proce$+s n affect$ ,! provisions (
 ?is subsection %all n affect any       
proce$+s1 includ+ notices ( propos$     
rulemak+1 or any application = any      
lic5se1 p]mit1 c]tificate1 or f9ancial  
assi/ance p5d+ be=e ! ,(fice (          
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation at ! "t ?is subsection takes 
effect1 ) respect to functions transf]r$
 by ?is subsection b su* proce$+s &     
applications %all be cont9u$4 ,ord]s    
%all be issu$ 9 su* proce$+s1 appeals   
%all be tak5 !refrom1 & paym5ts %all be 
made pursuant to su* ord]s1 z if ?is    
subsection _h n be5 enact$1 & ord]s     
issu$ 9 any su* proce$+s %all cont9ue 9 
effect until modifi$1 t]m9at$1 sup]s$$1 
or revok$ by a duly au?oriz$ (ficial1 by
 a c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction1 or by  
op]ation ( law4 ,no?+ 9 ?is subp>agraph 
%all be deem$ to prohibit !             
discont9uance or modification ( any su* 
proce$+ "u ! same t]ms & conditions & to
 ! same ext5t t su* proce$+ c\ld h be5  
discont9u$ or modifi$ if ?is subsection 

_h n be5 enact$4  7,c7 ,suits n affect$ 
,! provisions ( ?is subsection %all n   
affect suits comm5c$ be=e ! effective   
date ( ?is subsection1 & 9 all su*      
suits1 proce$+s %all be _h1 appeals     
tak51 & judgm5ts r5d]$ 9 ! same mann] & 
) ! same effect z if ?is subsection _h n
 be5 enact$4  7,d7 ,nonabatem5t (       
actions ,no suit1 action1 or o!r proce$+
 comm5c$ by or aga9/ ! ,(fice (         
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation1 or by or aga9/ any          
individual 9 ! (ficial capacity ( su*   
individual z an (fic] ( ! ,(fice (      
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,national ,sci5ce 
,f\ndation1 %all abate by reason ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  7,e7        
,adm9i/rative actions relat+ to         
promulgation ( regulations ,any         
adm9i/rative action relat+ to !         
prep>ation or promulgation ( a          
regulation by ! ,(fice ( ,inspector     
,g5]al ( ! ,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation 
relat+ to a function transf]r$ "u ?is   
subsection may be cont9u$ by ! ,(fice ( 

! ,special ,inspector ,g5]al & ,taxpay] 
,advocate = ,rese>* ) ! same effect z if
 ?is subsection _h n be5 enact$4  7c7   
,p[]s & au?orities  7#a7 ,duties ,9     
addition to ! duties o!rwise describ$ 9 
?is section1 ! ,special ,inspector      
,g5]al & ,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>*   
%all also h ! duties & responsibilities 
( inspectors g5]al "u ! ,inspector      
,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4       
,app474  7#b7 ,au?orities ,9 c>ry+ out !
 duties describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 &      
o!rwise describ$ 9 ?is section1 !       
,special ,inspector ,g5]al & ,taxpay]   
,advocate = ,rese>* %all h ! au?orities 
provid$ 9 section #f ( ! ,inspector     
,g5]al ,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4       
,app474  7d7 ,focus & review ,! focus ( 
! ,(fice ( ! ,special ,inspector ,g5]al 
& ,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>* %all be  
to review ,f$]al grant projects to      
det]m9e if ! rese>* w deliv] value to ! 
taxpay]s by r&omly select+ ,f$]al grants
 = review aft] aw>ds are made b prior to
 di/ribution ( funds4  7e7 ,grant       

support ,= a ,f$]al grant review$ "u    
subsection 7d7 to receive ! grant funds1
 ! grant %all receive ! support ( !     
,(fice ( ! ,special ,inspector ,g5]al & 
,taxpay] ,advocate = ,rese>*4  #d4      
,public accessibility ( rese>* fund$ by 
taxpay]s  7a7 ,def9ition ( f$]al ag5cy  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy means
 an ,executive ag5cy1 z def9$ "u section
 #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7b7 ,f$]al rese>* public access policy  
7#a7 ,requirem5t ,to develop policy     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ea*      
,f$]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 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all foll[   
common proc$ures = ! collection &       
deposit+ ( rese>* pap]s4  7#b7 ,cont5t  
,ea* ,f$]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 subp>agraph 7,a72
  7,c7 ! replacem5t ( ! f9al manuscript 
) ! f9al publi%$ v]sion if-- 7i7 !      
publi%] cons5ts to ! replacem5t2 &  7ii7
 ! 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 subp>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-- 7i7 9 
a /able digital repository ma9ta9$ by ! 
,f$]al ag5cy2 or  7ii7 if consi/5t ) !  
purposes ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy1 9 any        
repository meet+ conditions det]m9$     
favorable by ! ,f$]al ag5cy1 includ+    
free public access1 int]op]ability1 &   

long-t]m pres]vation4  7#c7 ,application
 ( policy ,ea* ,f$]al rese>* public     
access policy %all-- 7,a7 apply to--    
7i7 rese>*]s employ$ by ! ,f$]al ag5cy  
^: works rema9 9 ! public doma92 &  7ii7
 rese>*]s fund$ by ! ,f$]al ag5cy2  7,b7
 provide t works describ$ "u subp>agraph
 7,a77i7 %all be-- 7i7 m>k$ z be+ public
 doma9 mat]ial :5 publi%$2 &  7ii7 made 
available at ! same "t su* works are    
made available "u p>agraph 7#b77;,d72 & 
7,c7 make effective use ( any law or    
guidance relat+ to ! creation &         
res]vation ( a ,gov]nm5t lic5se t       
provides = ! reproduction1 publication1 
release1 or o!r uses ( a f9al manuscript
 = ,f$]al purposes4  7#d7 ,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  7#e7 ,pat5t or 
copyright law ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all  
be con/ru$ to affect any "r "u !        
provisions ( title #ag or #ce1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,,gao ,report ,n    
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is section1 & 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 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 
includ+--  7i7 :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 &  7ii7       
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  #e4 ,d[n/ream     
report+ ,any p]son or in/itution aw>d$ a
 ,f$]al grant %all submit a /atem5t to !
 head ( ! ag5cy t aw>d$ ! ,f$]al grant  
c]tify+ t--  7#a7 no funds d]iv$ f !    
grant w be made available ?r\gh a       
subgrant or subsequ5t grant 7includ+ to 
an employee or subdivision ( ! grant    
recipi5t's organization7 unless ! "n (  
su* recipi5t1 _! organization (         
affiliation1 ! int5d$ uses & purposes ( 
su* funds1 & specific am\nts subgrant$  
or subsequ5tly grant$ funds are disclos$
 to ! head ( ! ag5cy t aw>d$ ! ,f$]al   
grant = publication on a publicly       

accessible website2 &  7#b7 ea* subgrant
 or subsequ5t grant aw>d 7includ+ to an 
employee or subdivision ( ! grant       
recipi5t's organization7 fund$ ) funds  
d]iv$ f ! ,f$]al grant is )9 ! scope ( !
 ,f$]al grant aw>d4  #f4 ,grant         
applications publicly available ,not)/&+
 any o!r provision ( law1 ea*           
application = a ,f$]al grant %all be    
made publicly available4  #g4           
,imp>tiality 9 fund+ sci5tific rese>*   
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ea*   
,f$]al ag5cy1 9 aw>d+ grants = sci5tific
 rese>*1 %all be imp>tial & %all n seek 
to advance any political position or    
fund a grant to rea* a pr$et]m9$        
conclusion4