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

Date: 2013/02/14
Policy Status: Proposed
Language: en
Jurisdiction: National
Country: United States of America
Institution:
Policy license: copyright

Tags: government, open access

Policy Title: US: Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) - Go to the policy
Author(s): Senator Cornyn (R-TX), Senator Wyden (D-OR), Representative. Doyle (D-PA), Representative Yoder (R-KS), Representative Lofgren (D-CA)

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.

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Read a summary of the proposed bill at http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/36699.