HR 4004 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Research administration and funding

Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012

Introduced: March 19, 2012 See on congress.gov

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Feb 9, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Feb 9, 2012

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E174)

Feb 9, 2012

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012 - 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 that 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.

What's happening now February 9, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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