,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ijji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 ,gosar introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to increase the transparency of the process of the ,national ,library of ,medicine in listing and delisting journals in ,,medline 7or any other current or successor databases or indices71 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee ,reform ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,journal collection of ,national ,library of ,medicine ,title ,,iv of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bha et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #dfg of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhf;a-#a7 the following new section3 #dfh4 ,journal collection 7a7 ,in general ,in acquiring1 preserving1 organizing1 publishing1 and disseminating journals through the ,national ,library of ,medicine1 including through the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 and ,,medline 7or any other current or successor databases or indices71 the ,secretary shall comply with the requirements of this section4 7b7 ,scoring rubric 7#a7 ,specification of metrics ,the ,secretary shall specify and make publicly available the metrics pursuant to which the ,library lists and delists journals in the ,library's collections1 including-- 7,a7 the quality and importance metrics used2 7,b7 the ethics policies metrics2 and 7,c7 the methodology for calculating a journal's overall rating4 7#b7 ,initial specification ,the ,secretary shall comply with paragraph 7#a7 beginning not later than #fj days after the date of enactment of this section4 7c7 ,ensuring independent advice and expertise ,regarding the members of the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7and any successor committee73 7#a7 ,independence ,the ,secretary shall appoint the members without regard to political affiliation or political campaign activity4 7#b7 ,process ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 not less than annually1 solicit nominations for potential members2 and 7,b7 before making an appointment-- 7i7 provide a publicly accessible mechanism for interested persons to comment on the potential member2 and 7ii7 take such comments into consideration4 7d7 ,delisting process 7#a7 ,notification ,before delisting a journal from ,,medline 7or any other current or successor databases or indices71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 notify the journal of the ,secretary's intention to refer the journal to the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 for review2 and 7,b7 give the journal a period of #fj days1 beginning on the date of such notification1 to respond to the concerns forming the basis for the referral to the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 for review4 7#b7 ,concerns not resolved 7,a7 ,process ,if a journal fails during the #fj-;day period described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 to resolve to the ,secretary's satisfaction the concerns forming the basis for the referral to the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 for review1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 provide a detailed explanation to the journal of the initial concerns and why the journal has not satisfactorily resolved these concerns2 and 7ii7 after providing such explanation1 issue a decision referring the journal to the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or a successor committee7 for review4 7,b7 ,right to be present ,a journal being reviewed pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 shall have the right to be present at such review4 7#c7 ,period for appeal 7,a7 ,in general ,if1 upon review pursuant to paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii71 the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 recommends that a journal be delisted from ,,medline 7or any other current or successor databases or indices71 and the ,secretary agrees with such recommendation and issues a decision to delist the journal1 the journal shall have a period of #fj days to appeal the ,secretary's decision pursuant to paragraph 7#d74 7,b7 ,no change to status during appeal ,during the #fj-;day period under subparagraph 7,a7 and during an appeal under paragraph 7#d71 the ,secretary shall not make any change in the journal's status with ,,medline 7or any other current or successor databases or indices74 7#d7 ,appeals 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish and make publicly available a standardized process for journals to appeal a decision described in paragraph 7#c77;,a74 7,b7 ,meeting ,under the process under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 shall determine1 at the ,committee's next meeting that takes place at least #cj days after an appeal is filed1 whether to recommend that the ,secretary's decision to delist the journal involved should be reversed4 ,prior to the ,committee making such a determination1 the journal shall be afforded an opportunity to-- 7i7 attend such meeting2 and 7ii7 present its appeal in person or1 if it so chooses1 in writing4 7,c7 ,final recommendation ,after meeting pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 with respect to a decision to delist a journal1 the ,literature ,selection ,technical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 shall-- 7i7 make a final recommendation with respect such delisting2 and 7ii7 concurrently with the transmission of such final recommendation to the ,secretary1 notify the journal of such final recommendation4 7,d7 ,final decision ,not later than #cj days after receiving a final recommendation pursuant to subparagraph 7,c71 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 make a final decision as to whether the journal should be delisted from ,,medline 7or any other current or successor databases or indices72 and 7ii7 notify the journal of such decision1 including by providing a detailed explanation of such decision4 7,e7 ,post-decision period ,if the ,secretary decides pursuant to subparagraph 7,d7 to delist a journal1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 give the journal a period of #cj days to inform its authors1 subscribers1 and other relevant parties that the journal will no longer be listed2 and 7ii7 refrain from delisting the journal until the conclusion of such #cj-;day period4 7,f7 ,right to reapply ,any journal that is delisted pursuant to this section from ,,medline 7or any other current or successor databases or indices7 shall1 beginning on the date that is one year after the date of its delisting1 have the right to reapply1 but not more than once each year1 to be re-listed in ,,medline 7or any successor databases or indices74 7#e7 ,previously delisted journals ,any journal that was delisted from ,,medline on or after ,january #a1 #bjaf1 and before the date of enactment of this section1 shall be given an opportunity during the #fj-;day period following such date of enactment to appeal the delisting4 ,any such appeal shall be resolved pursuant to the process described in paragraph 7#d74 4