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S. 350 113th Congress Senate

Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013

Official title: A bill 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: February 14, 2013 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 14, 2013
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 Latest action February 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a federal research public access policy, following common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers, 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 each federal agency to submit an annual report on its federal research public access policy to specified congressional committees.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 708 Identical bill Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 8, 2014
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 20, 2013
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 350: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-350/
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