House Bill 3427
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 26, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3427
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017
This bill requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a federal research public access policy that is consistent with, and that advances, the purposes of the agency and that follows common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers.
Each federal research public access policy is applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain, and (2) researchers funded by the agency. The bill specifies exclusions.
Each federal agency must submit an annual report on its federal research public access policy to specified congressional committees.
July 26, 2017
07/26/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
07/26/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:19 PM