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Q: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
A: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Rationale: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Affordable College Textbook Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The high cost of college textbooks continues to be a
barrier for many students in achieving higher education.
(2) According to the College Board, during the 2014-2015
academic year, the average student budget for college books and
supplies at 4-year public institutions of higher education was
$1,225.
(3) The Government Accountability Office found that new
textbook prices increased 82 percent between 2002 and 2012 and
that although Federal efforts to increase price transparency
have provided students and families with more and better
information, more must be done to address rising costs.
(4) The growth of the Internet has enabled the creation and
sharing of digital content, including open educational
resources that can be freely used by students, teachers, and
members of the public.
(5) Using open educational resources in place of
traditional materials in large-enrollment college courses can
reduce textbook costs by 80 to 100 percent.
(6) Federal investment in expanding the use of open
educational resources could significantly lower college
textbook costs and reduce financial barriers to higher
education, while making efficient use of taxpayer funds.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Educational resource.--The term ''educational
resource'' means an educational material that can be used in
postsecondary instruction, including textbooks and other
written or audiovisual works.
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term
''institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).
(3) Open educational resource.--The term ''open educational
resource'' means an educational resource that either is in the
public domain or is made available under a permanent copyright
license to the public to freely adapt, distribute, and
otherwise use the work with attribution to the author as
designated.
(4) Open textbook.--The term ''open textbook'' means an
open educational resource or set of open educational resources
that either is a textbook or can be used in place of a textbook
for a postsecondary course at an institution of higher
education.
(5) Relevant faculty.--The term ''relevant faculty'' means
both tenure track and contingent faculty members who may be
involved in the creation of open educational resources or the
use of open educational resources created as part of the grant
application.
(6) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Education.

SEC. 4. GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Grants Authorized.--From the amounts appropriated under
subsection (i), the Secretary shall make grants, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities to support pilot programs that expand the
use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students.
(b) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term ''eligible entity''
means an institution of higher education or group of institutions of
higher education.
(c) Applications.--
(1) In general.--Each eligible entity desiring a grant
under this section, after consultation with relevant faculty,
shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and accompanied by such information as the
Secretary may reasonably require.
(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall include a description of the project to be completed
with grant funds and--
(A) a plan for promoting and tracking the use of
open textbooks in postsecondary courses offered by the
eligible entity, including an estimate of the projected
savings that will be achieved for students;
(B) a plan for evaluating, before creating new open
educational resources, whether existing open
educational resources could be used or adapted for the
same purpose;
(C) a plan for quality review and review of
accuracy of any open educational resources to be
created or adapted through the grant;
(D) a plan for disseminating information about the
results of the project to institutions of higher
education outside of the eligible entity, including
promoting the adoption of any open textbooks created or
adapted through the grant; and
(E) a statement on consultation with relevant
faculty, including those engaged in the creation of
open educational resources, in the development of the
application.
(d) Special Consideration.--In awarding grants under this section,
the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications that
demonstrate the greatest potential to--
(1) achieve the highest level of savings for students
through sustainable expanded use of open textbooks in
postsecondary courses offered by the eligible entity;
(2) expand the use of open textbooks at institutions of
higher education outside of the eligible entity; and
(3) produce--
(A) the highest quality open textbooks;
(B) open textbooks that can be most easily utilized
and adapted by faculty members at institutions of
higher education;
(C) open textbooks that correspond to the highest
enrollment courses at institutions of higher education;
and
(D) open textbooks created or adapted in
partnership with entities, including campus bookstores,
that will assist in marketing and distribution of the
open textbook.
(e) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
this section shall use the grant funds to carry out any of the
following activities to expand the use of open textbooks:
(1) Professional development for any faculty and staff
members at institutions of higher education, including the
search for and review of open textbooks.
(2) Creation or adaptation of open educational resources,
especially open textbooks.
(3) Development or improvement of tools and informational
resources that support the use of open textbooks.
(4) Research evaluating the efficacy of the use of open
textbooks for achieving savings for students.
(5) Partnerships with other entities, including other
institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations, or
nonprofit organizations, to carry out any of the activities
described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
(f) License.--Educational resources created under subsection (e)
shall be licensed under a non-exclusive, permanent license to the
public to exercise any of the rights under copyright conditioned only
on the requirement that attribution be given as directed by the
copyright owner.
(g) Access and Distribution.--The full and complete digital content
of each educational resource created or adapted under subsection (e)
shall be made available free of charge to the public--
(1) on an easily accessible and interoperable website,
which shall be identified to the Secretary by the eligible
entity; and
(2) in a machine readable, digital format that anyone can
directly download, edit with attribution, and redistribute.
(h) Report.--Upon an eligible entity's completion of a project
supported under this section, the eligible entity shall prepare and
submit a report to the Secretary regarding--
(1) the effectiveness of the pilot program in expanding the
use of open textbooks and in achieving savings for students;
(2) the impact of the pilot program on expanding the use of
open textbooks at institutions of higher education outside of
the eligible entity;
(3) educational resources created or adapted under the
grant, including instructions on where the public can access
each educational resource under the terms of subsection (g);
and
(4) all project costs, including the value of any volunteer
labor and institutional capital used for the project.
(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years after the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. PRICE INFORMATION.

Section 133(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1015b(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (6); and
(2) in paragraph (9);
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
(B) by striking ''a college textbook that--'' and
inserting ''a college textbook that may include printed
materials, computer disks, website access, and
electronically distributed materials.''.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that institutions of higher education
should encourage the consideration of open textbooks by faculty within
the generally accepted principles of academic freedom that establishes
the right and responsibility of faculty members, individually and
collectively, to select course materials that are pedagogically most
appropriate for their classes.

SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on
Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives detailing--
(1) the open textbooks created or adapted under this Act;
(2) the adoption of such open textbooks; and
(3) the savings generated for students, States, and the
Federal Government through the use of open textbooks.

SEC. 8. GAO REPORT.

Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit a
report to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the
House of Representatives on the cost of textbooks to students at
institutions of higher education. The report shall particularly
examine--
(1) the change of the cost of textbooks;
(2) the factors that have contributed to the change of the
cost of textbooks;
(3) the extent to which open textbooks are used at
institutions of higher education; and
(4) the impact of open textbooks on the cost of textbooks.
A:
Affordable College Textbook Act This bill directs theDepartment of Education (ED) to make competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support pilot programs that expand the use of open textbooks in order to achieve savings for students. It requires the full and complete digital content of the educational resources created or adopted using grant funds to be made available free of charge to the public: (1) on an easily accessible and interoperable website; and (2) in a machine readable, digital format that anyone can directly download, edit with attribution, and redistribute. ED must give special consideration to grant applicants that demonstrate the greatest potential to: achieve the highest level of savings for students; expand the use of open textbooks at other IHEs; and produce open textbooks that are of the highest quality, that can be most easily utilized and adapted by faculty members, that correspond to the highest enrollment courses, and that are created or adopted in partnership with entities that will assist in their marketing and distribution. The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include any educational material developed to accompany a college textbook as supplemental material that is subject to college textbook information disclosure requirements.