,i #aaf? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ijji ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,decemb] #ag1 #bjbj,mr4 ,gos> introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to increase ! transp>5cy ( ! process ( ! ,national ,libr>y ( ,m$ic9e 9 li/+ & deli/+ j\rnals 9 ,,m$l9e 7or any o!r curr5t or successor databases or indices71 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee ,re=m ,act ( #bjbj4 #b4 ,j\rnal collection ( ,national ,libr>y ( ,m$ic9e ,title ,,iv ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bha et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #dfg ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhf;a-#a7 ! foll[+ new section3 #dfh4 ,j\rnal collection 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 acquir+1 pres]v+1 organiz+1 publi%+1 & dissem9at+ j\rnals ?r\gh ! ,national ,libr>y ( ,m$ic9e1 includ+ ?r\gh ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 & ,,m$l9e 7or any o!r curr5t or successor databases or indices71 ! ,secret>y %all comply ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4 7b7 ,scor+ rubric 7#a7 ,specification ( metrics ,! ,secret>y %all specify & make publicly available ! metrics pursuant to :i* ! ,libr>y li/s & deli/s j\rnals 9 ! ,libr>y's collections1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! quality & importance metrics us$2 7,b7 ! e?ics policies metrics2 & 7,c7 ! me?odology = calculat+ a j\rnal's ov]all rat+4 7#b7 ,initial specification ,! ,secret>y %all comply ) p>agraph 7#a7 beg9n+ n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4 7c7 ,ensur+ indep5d5t advice & exp]tise ,reg>d+ ! memb]s ( ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7& any successor committee73 7#a7 ,indep5d5ce ,! ,secret>y %all appo9t ! memb]s )\t reg>d to political affiliation or political campaign activity4 7#b7 ,process ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 n less ?an annually1 solicit nom9ations = pot5tial memb]s2 & 7,b7 be=e mak+ an appo9tm5t-- 7i7 provide a publicly accessible me*anism = int]e/$ p]sons to comm5t on ! pot5tial memb]2 & 7ii7 take su* comm5ts into consid]ation4 7d7 ,deli/+ process 7#a7 ,notification ,be=e deli/+ a j\rnal f ,,m$l9e 7or any o!r curr5t or successor databases or indices71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 notify ! j\rnal ( ! ,secret>y's int5tion to ref] ! j\rnal to ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 = review2 & 7,b7 give ! j\rnal a p]iod ( #fj days1 beg9n+ on ! date ( su* notification1 to respond to ! conc]ns =m+ ! basis = ! ref]ral to ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 = review4 7#b7 ,conc]ns n resolv$ 7,a7 ,process ,if a j\rnal fails dur+ ! #fj-;day p]iod describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 to resolve to ! ,secret>y's satisfaction ! conc]ns =m+ ! basis = ! ref]ral to ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 = review1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 provide a detail$ explanation to ! j\rnal ( ! initial conc]ns & :y ! j\rnal has n satisfactorily resolv$ ^! conc]ns2 & 7ii7 aft] provid+ su* explanation1 issue a decision ref]r+ ! j\rnal to ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or a successor committee7 = review4 7,b7 ,"r to be pres5t ,a j\rnal be+ review$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 %all h ! "r to be pres5t at su* review4 7#c7 ,p]iod = appeal 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if1 ^u review pursuant to p>agraph 7#b77;,a77ii71 ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 recomm5ds t a j\rnal be deli/$ f ,,m$l9e 7or any o!r curr5t or successor databases or indices71 & ! ,secret>y agrees ) su* recomm5dation & issues a decision to deli/ ! j\rnal1 ! j\rnal %all h a p]iod ( #fj days to appeal ! ,secret>y's decision pursuant to p>agraph 7#d74 7,b7 ,no *ange to /atus dur+ appeal ,dur+ ! #fj-;day p]iod "u subp>agraph 7,a7 & dur+ an appeal "u p>agraph 7#d71 ! ,secret>y %all n make any *ange 9 ! j\rnal's /atus ) ,,m$l9e 7or any o!r curr5t or successor databases or indices74 7#d7 ,appeals 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & make publicly available a /&>diz$ process = j\rnals to appeal a decision describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,a74 7,b7 ,meet+ ,"u ! process "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 %all det]m9e1 at ! ,committee's next meet+ t takes place at lea/ #cj days aft] an appeal is fil$1 :e!r to recomm5d t ! ,secret>y's decision to deli/ ! j\rnal involv$ %\ld be rev]s$4 ,prior to ! ,committee mak+ su* a det]m9ation1 ! j\rnal %all be af=d$ an opportunity to-- 7i7 att5d su* meet+2 & 7ii7 pres5t its appeal 9 p]son or1 if x s *ooses1 9 writ+4 7,c7 ,f9al recomm5dation ,aft] meet+ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,b7 ) respect to a decision to deli/ a j\rnal1 ! ,lit]ature ,selection ,te*nical ,review ,committee 7or any successor committee7 %all-- 7i7 make a f9al recomm5dation ) respect su* deli/+2 & 7ii7 concurr5tly ) ! transmission ( su* f9al recomm5dation to ! ,secret>y1 notify ! j\rnal ( su* f9al recomm5dation4 7,d7 ,f9al decision ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] receiv+ a f9al recomm5dation pursuant to subp>agraph 7,c71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 make a f9al decision z to :e!r ! j\rnal %\ld be deli/$ f ,,m$l9e 7or any o!r curr5t or successor databases or indices72 & 7ii7 notify ! j\rnal ( su* decision1 includ+ by provid+ a detail$ explanation ( su* decision4 7,e7 ,po/-decision p]iod ,if ! ,secret>y decides pursuant to subp>agraph 7,d7 to deli/ a j\rnal1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 give ! j\rnal a p]iod ( #cj days to in=m its au?ors1 subscrib]s1 & o!r relevant p>ties t ! j\rnal w no long] be li/$2 & 7ii7 refra9 f deli/+ ! j\rnal until ! conclusion ( su* #cj-;day p]iod4 7,f7 ,"r to reapply ,any j\rnal t is deli/$ pursuant to ?is section f ,,m$l9e 7or any o!r curr5t or successor databases or indices7 %all1 beg9n+ on ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( its deli/+1 h ! "r to reapply1 b n m ?an once ea* ye>1 to be re-li/$ 9 ,,m$l9e 7or any successor databases or indices74 7#e7 ,previ\sly deli/$ j\rnals ,any j\rnal t 0 deli/$ f ,,m$l9e on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjaf1 & be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 %all be giv5 an opportunity dur+ ! #fj-;day p]iod foll[+ su* date ( enactm5t to appeal ! deli/+4 ,any su* appeal %all be resolv$ pursuant to ! process describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#d74 4