,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bd1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,fo/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill  ,octob] 
#be1 #bjbc,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on    
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d section #bfb ( ! ,museum & ,libr>y 
,s]vices ,act to au?orize ! ,director ( 
! ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices
 to aw>d grants to in/itutions ( high]  
education = c\rses t use only publicly  
available digital res\rces = requir$    
read+ assignm5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,no ,co/ ,educational ,res\rces ,act (  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,grants ,section #bfb ( !   
,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices ,act 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #iafb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+  
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ nationwide 
& to & ins]t+ nationwide1 to2 &  7ii7 by
 ins]t+ 1 & to provide fund+ = op5      
educational read+ mat]ial c\rses aft]   
museums2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#d77;,b71 by 
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#e71

 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2
 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
7#f7 facilitat+ ! adoption1 adaption1 & 
creation ( op5 educational read+        
mat]ials1 & e/abli%+ m op5 educational  
read+ mat]ial c\rses1 pursuant to       
subsection 7d74  2  7#b7 9 subsection   
7c71 by /rik+ ,! ,director & ins]t+     
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7d71 !   
,director2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7d7 ,op5 educational read+     
mat]ial c\rses  7#a7 ,def9itions ,=     
purposes ( ?is section3 7,a7 ,! t]m op5 
educational read+ mat]ial means a free  
digital text t is publicly available to 
be d[nload$ & r$i/ribut$4  7,b7 ,! t]m  
op5 educational read+ mat]ial c\rse     
means a sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 or  
ma? c\rse (f]$ by an in/itution ( high] 
education t uses only op5 educational   
read+ mat]ials z ! =m ( ! requir$ read+s
 = ! c\rse4  7#b7 ,application ,to      
receive a grant "u subsection 7a77#f71  
an in/itution ( high] education %all    
submit to ! ,director an application t  

includes-- 7,a7 a description ( h[ !    
in/itution ( high] education-- 7i7 plans
 to facilitate ! adoption1 adaption1 &  
creation ( op5 educational read+        
mat]ials by assign+ lead]%ip ( ! grant  
implem5tation to libr>y adm9i/rators &  
libr>ians2  7ii7 has collaborat$ )      
sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 & ma!matics 
dep>tm5t faculty 9 develop+ !           
application & plans to cont9ue to       
collaborate ) su* faculty 9 implem5t+ ! 
grant projects2 &  7iii7 plans to       
collaborate ) o!r in/itutions ( high]   
education to facilitate ! wid] adoption1
 adaption1 & creation ( op5 educational 
read+ mat]ials ?r\gh\t ! high] education
 community2 &  7,b7 a plan to review !  
quality ( ! op5 educational read+       
mat]ials us$ at su* in/itution ( high]  
education4  7#c7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+     
grants "u subsection 7a77#f71 !         
,director %all give priority to an      
in/itution ( high] education t-- 7,a7   
enrolls a high numb] ( l[-income or     
m9ority /ud5ts1 or bo?2 &  7,b7 plans-- 

7i7 to assign a memb] ( ! faculty & a   
libr>ian to coord9ate ! implem5tation ( 
op5 educational read+ mat]ial c\rses2   
7ii7 to use libr>y res\rces to          
facilitate ! use ( op5 educational read+
 mat]ials2  7iii7 to use op5 educational
 read+ mat]ials z ! =m ( ! requir$      
read+s = sci5ce1 te*nology1 eng9e]+1 &  
ma!matics c\rses ) high enrollm5t2 &    
7iv7 to provide inc5tives = faculty to  
use only op5 educational read+ mat]ials 
z ! =m ( ! requir$ read+s = _! c\rses1  
su* z monet>y aw>ds or d$icat$ "w "t to 
adopt1 adapt1 or create su* mat]ials4   
7#d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date on :i* ! fir/ grant is aw>d$ "u    
subsection 7a77#f71 ! ,director %all    
submit to ,congress a report t          
includes-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( grants aw>d$  
"u subsection 7a77#f72  7,b7 an         
evaluation ( ! effect ( su* grants on   
increas+ ! numb] ( sci5ce1 te*nology1   
eng9e]+1 & ma!matics c\rses us+ op5     
educational read+ mat]ials z ! =m (     
requir$ read+s = su* c\rses2 &  7,c7 an 

evaluation ( ! am\nt ( money sav$ by    
/ud5ts :o enroll 9 op5 educational read+
 mat]ial c\rses 9 comp>ison to /ud5ts :o
 enroll 9 simil> c\rses ) requir$ read+s
 t are only available by pur*ase4  4