(4) free online public access to such final peer- 
reviewed manuscripts or published versions as soon 
as practicable, but not later than 6 months after 
publication in peer-reviewed journals; 
(5) providing research papers as described in 
paragraph (4) in formats and under terms that en-
able productive reuse, including computational anal-
ysis by state-of-the-art technologies; 
(6) production of an online bibliography of all 
research papers that are publicly accessible under 
the policy, with each entry linking to the cor-
responding free online full text; and 
(7) long-term preservation of, and free public 
access to, published research findings— 
(A) in a stable digital repository main-
tained by the Federal agency; or 
(B) if consistent with the purposes of the 
Federal agency, in any repository meeting con-
ditions determined favorable by the Federal 
agency, including free public access, interoper-
ability, and long-term preservation. 
(c) APPLICATION
OF POLICY.—Each Federal re-
search public access policy shall— 
(1) apply to— 
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(A) researchers employed by the Federal 
agency whose works remain in the public do-
main; and 
(B) researchers funded by the Federal 
agency; 
(2) provide that works described under para-
graph (1)(A) shall be— 
(A) marked as being public domain mate-
rial when published; and 
(B) made available at the same time such 
works are made available under subsection 
(b)(4); and 
(3) make effective use of any law or guidance 
relating to the creation and reservation of a Govern-
ment license that provides for the reproduction, pub-
lication, release, or other uses of a final manuscript 
for Federal purposes. 
(d) EXCLUSIONS.—Each Federal research public ac-
cess policy shall not apply to— 
(1) research progress reports presented at pro-
fessional meetings or conferences; 
(2) laboratory notes, preliminary data analyses, 
notes of the author, phone logs, or other information 
used to produce final manuscripts; 
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(3) classified research, research resulting in 
works that generate revenue or royalties for authors 
(such as books) or patentable discoveries, to the ex-
tent necessary to protect a copyright or patent; or 
(4) authors who do not submit their work to a 
journal or works that are rejected by journals. 
(e) PATENT OR COPYRIGHT LAW.—Nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to affect any right under the provi-
sions of title 17 or 35, United States Code. 
(f) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1 of 
each year, the head of each Federal agency shall 
submit a report on the Federal research public ac-
cess policy of that agency to— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representa-
tives; 
(C) the Committee on Science and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives; 
(D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and 
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(F) any other committee of Congress of 
appropriate jurisdiction. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each report under this sub-
section shall include— 
(A) a statement of the effectiveness of the 
Federal research public access policy in pro-
viding the public with free online access to pa-
pers on research funded by the Federal agency; 
(B) the results of a study by the agency of 
the terms of use applicable to the research pa-
pers described in subsection (b)(4), including— 
(i) a statement of whether the terms 
of use applicable to such research papers 
are effective in enabling productive reuse 
and computational analysis by state-of-the- 
art technologies; and 
(ii) an examination of whether such 
research papers should include a royalty- 
free copyright license that is available to 
the public and that permits the reuse of 
those research papers, on the condition 
that attribution is given to the author or 
authors of the research and any others 
designated by the copyright owner; 
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(C) a list of papers published in peer-re-
viewed journals that report on research funded 
by the Federal agency; 
(D) a corresponding list of papers made 
available by the Federal agency as a result of 
the Federal research public access policy; and 
(E) a summary of the periods of time be-
tween public availability of each paper in a 
journal and in the online repository of the Fed-
eral agency. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Federal agen-
cy shall make the statement under paragraph (2)(A) 
and the lists of papers under subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) of paragraph (2) available to the public by post-
ing such statement and lists on the website of the 
Federal agency. 
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