(2) the adoption of such open textbooks, includ-
ing outside of the eligible entity; 
(3) the savings generated for students, States, 
and the Federal Government through projects sup-
ported under this section; and 
(4) the impact of projects supported under this 
section on instruction and student learning out-
comes. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as are necessary. 
SEC. 4. TEXTBOOK PRICE INFORMATION. 
Section 133 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) OPEN
EDUCATIONAL
RESOURCE.—The 
term ‘open educational resource’ means a teaching, 
learning, or research resource that is offered freely 
to users in at least one form and that resides in the 
public domain or has been released under an open 
copyright license that allows for its free use, reuse, 
modification, and sharing with attribution.’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘text-
book that’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘textbook that 
may include printed materials, computer disks, 
website access, and electronically distributed 
materials.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘or other person or adopting 
entity in charge of selecting course materials’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or other person or entity in 
charge of selecting or aiding in the discovery 
and procurement of course materials’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘such institution of higher education or to’’ 
after ‘‘would make the college textbook or sup-
plemental material available to’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) Whether the college textbook or sup-
plemental material is an open educational re-
source. 
‘‘(F) For a college textbook or supple-
mental material delivered primarily in a digital 
format, a summary of terms and conditions 
under which a publisher collects and uses stu-
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dent data through the student’s use of such col-
lege textbook or supplemental material, includ-
ing whether a student can opt out of such 
terms and conditions.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ISBN’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) verify and disclose, on (or linked from) the 
institution’s Internet course schedule, for each 
course listed in such course schedule, and in a man-
ner of the institution’s choosing (except that if the 
institution determines that the disclosure of the in-
formation described in this subsection is not prac-
ticable or available for a college textbook or supple-
mental material, then the institution shall indicate 
the status of such information in lieu of the informa-
tion required under this subsection)— 
‘‘(A) the International Standard Book 
Number of required and recommended college 
textbooks and supplemental materials, except 
that if the International Standard Book Num-
ber is not available for such college textbook or 
supplemental material, then the institution shall 
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