H.R. 5037 · 111th Congress
Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Michael Doyle
- Introduced
- 2010-04-15
- Latest action
- 2010-05-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Summary
Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 [sic] - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the agency.
Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions.
Requires the submission of annual reports by each federal agency on its federal research public access policy.