View source for US: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)

{{OER Policy
|OER Policy Title=US: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)
|OER Policy URL=http://doyle.house.gov/sites/doyle.house.gov/files/documents/2013%2002%2014%20DOYLE%20FASTR%20FINAL.pdf
|Description=The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) was introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. FASTR requires federal agencies with annual extramural research budgets of $100 million or more to provide the public with online access to the research articles stemming from that funded research no later than six months after publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
|Author=Senator Cornyn (R-TX), Senator Wyden (D-OR), Representative. Doyle (D-PA), Representative Yoder (R-KS), Representative Lofgren (D-CA)
|OER Policy Date=2013/02/14
|OER Policy Status=Proposed
|Language code=en
|OER Policy Jurisdiction=National
|Country=United States of America
|Tag=government, open access
|License short name=copyright
}}
Read a summary of the proposed bill at http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/36699.