,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1         
#bjai,mr4 ,fo/] 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,takano1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,quigley1
 & ,ms4 ,titus7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to secure
 ,f$]al access to sci5tific lit]ature & 
o!r subscription s]vices by requir+     
,f$]al ag5cies & legislative bran*      
rese>* arms to make recomm5dations on   
increas+ ag5cy libr>y access to s]ials1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,well-,in=m$1      
,sci5tific1  ,effici5t ,gov]nm5t ,act ( 
#bjai or ! ,,wise ,gov]nm5t ,act4  #b4  
,ag5cy j\rnal subscriptions  7a7        
,prohibition on nondisclosure provision 
= j\rnal subscriptions ,! head ( an     
ag5cy may n ent] into any contract = a  
j\rnal subscription t prohibits         
disclosure ( ! co/ ( ! subscription to  
ano!r ag5cy or ! ,libr>y ( ,congress4   
7b7 ,employee access to libr>y          

subscriptions ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head (
 ea* ag5cy %all require t ea* libr>y ( !
 ag5cy make easily & cle>ly available to
 ! employees ( ! ag5cy1 includ+ regional
 employees1 ?r\gh ! intranet any policy 
or proc$ure = employee access to a      
subscription ( ! libr>y4  7c7 ,report on
 increas+ access to s]ials ,n lat] ?an  
#ab mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) 
! ,libr>y ( ,congress1 ! applicable     
ag5cy libr>ies1 & o!r relevant          
/akehold]s 7includ+ ! ,def5se ,te*nical 
,in=mation ,c5t]1 ! ,national ,libr>y ( 
,m$ic9e1 ! ,education ,res\rces         
,in=mation ,c5t]1 & ! ,national         
,te*nical ,in=mation ,s]vice7 %all      
submit to ,congress & ea* ag5cy libr>y a
 report on increas+ ag5cy libr>y access 
to s]ials t includes--  7#a7 a survey ( 
subscriptions pur*as$ & co/ data =      
applicable ag5cy libr>ies & ! ,libr>y ( 
,congress2  7#b7 an outl9e ( any issues 
) ag5cy access to sci5tific s]ials &    

subscriptions1 :i* may include contract 
issues1 conc]ns aris+ ) new publi%+ m$ia
 7includ+ pr9t1 onl9e1 & aggregat$      
s]vices71 ! ability ( ag5cy employees to
 use ag5cy libr>y subscriptions 9       
headqu>t]s & regional (fices1 pur*as+   
sy/em ineffici5cies1 & price conc]ns2 & 
7#c7 recomm5dations on address+ issues1 
includ+ %ort-t]m & long-t]m solutions & 
assess+ ! pot5tial ne$ = great]         
int]ag5cy transp>5cy & new pur*as+      
models4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator  
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices4 
7#b7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+    
giv5 t t]m 9 section #eea ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,applicable  
ag5cy libr>y ,! t]m applicable ag5cy    
libr>y means ! libr>ies (--  7,a7 !     
,executive dep>tm5ts li/$ 9 section #aja
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,b7 
! milit>y dep>tm5ts li/$ 9 section #ajb 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,c7
 any ag5cy ) a sci5tific focus1 includ+ 
! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy & !  

,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,director ,! t]m   
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,managem5t & ,budget4  7e7 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ z requir+ ! disclosure ( matt]s 
t are o!rwise n subject to disclosure "u
 section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z !    
,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act74