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TAXPAYER ALLIANCE APPLAUDS BILL TO BROADEN ACCESS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH RESULTS

Source: eurekalert.org

Federal Research Public Access Act

Washington, DC – Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), a bill to ensure free, timely, online access to the published results of research funded by eleven U.S. federal agencies. The proposed bill is welcomed by the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, a coalition of research institutions, consumers, patients, and others formed to support open public access to publicly funded research.

FRPAA would require those agencies with annual extramural research budgets of $100 million or more to provide the public with online access to research manuscripts stemming from such funding no later than six months after publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The bill gives individual agencies flexibility in choosing the location of the digital repository to house this content, as long as the repositories meet conditions for interoperability and public accessibility, and have provisions for long-term archiving.

“Ready access to published research will advance the frontiers of knowledge more rapidly, bringing the fruits of federal expenditure for research to citizens more quickly,” said David Shulenburger, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. “FRPAA guarantees that access to all – scientists and citizens alike. This bill balances the public’s right to access what it has paid for, while preserving the time-tested institutions on which vetting and distribution of scholarly research has long relied.”

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Active Legislation, 110th Congress
111th CONGRESS (2009)
Title Senate House
International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2009
To provide for the establishment of a committee to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation that can strengthen the domestic science and technology enterprise and support United States foreign policy goals.
H.R. 1736
Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act
To increase awareness of the existence of and to overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1144
STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009
To establish a committee under the National Science and Technology Council with the responsibility to coordinate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education activities and programs of all Federal agencies, and for other purposes.
H. R. 1709
Supporting the goals and ideals of High-Performance Building Week
Recognizes and reaffirms our Nation's commitment to High-Performance Buildings by promoting awareness about their benefits and by promoting new education programs, supporting research, and expanding access to information
H. RES. 492
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