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H.R. 5253 111th Congress House

Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010

Official title: To provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency.

Introduced: May 6, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 Latest action May 6, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 - 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5037 Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009
  • S 1373 Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5253: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5253/
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"H.R. 5253: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5253/.
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H.R. 5253, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5253/.
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