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=== Current version of the bill === | === Current version of the bill === | ||
* In the 112th Congress | * '''In the 112th Congress''' | ||
** FRPAA in the Senate (S. ///) | ** FRPAA in the Senate (S. ///) | ||
*** Introduced February 7, 2012 by [http://cornyn.senate.gov/ John Cornyn] (R-TX) and [http://wyden.senate.gov/ Ron Wyden] (D-OR). | *** Introduced February 7, 2012 by [http://cornyn.senate.gov/ John Cornyn] (R-TX) and [http://wyden.senate.gov/ Ron Wyden] (D-OR). | ||
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=== Previous versions of the bill === | === Previous versions of the bill === | ||
* In the 111th Congress | * '''In the 111th Congress''' | ||
** [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111s1373 FRPAA in the Senate] (S. 1373) | ** [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.111s1373 FRPAA in the Senate] (S. 1373) | ||
*** Introduced June 15, 2009 by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT). | *** Introduced June 15, 2009 by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT). | ||
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*** [http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/issues/frpaa2006/frpaa2006_supporters/ Others] | *** [http://www.taxpayeraccess.org/issues/frpaa2006/frpaa2006_supporters/ Others] | ||
* In the 109th Congress | * '''In the 109th Congress''' | ||
** [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.109s2695 FRPAA in the Senate] (S. 2695). | ** [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.109s2695 FRPAA in the Senate] (S. 2695). | ||
*** Introduced May 2, 2006 by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) | *** Introduced May 2, 2006 by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) | ||
Revision as of 09:55, 7 February 2012
- This page is part of the Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP).
- Also see Notes on the Research Works Act (RWA).
The bill itself
- The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) would strengthen the OA mandate at the NIH by reducing the maximum embargo period from 12 months to six months, and extend the new strengthened mandate to all the major agencies of the federal government.
- It asks agencies to come up with their own policies within the general guidelines laid down in the bill. It's not a one-size-fits-all solution and agencies are free to differ on the details. They would have one year from the bill's passage to frame their own policies.
- The FRPAA guidelines require agencies to mandate OA to agency-funded research. The guidelines don't stipulate the timing of deposits, but do stipulate that the deposited copies must become OA no later than six months after publication. For researchers employed by the federal government, and not merely funded by the federal government, FRPAA allows no embargo at all.
- Like the NIH policy, FRPAA applies to the authors' peer-reviewed manuscripts, not to the published editions of their articles. Like the NIH policy, it allows consenting publishers to replace the peer-reviewed manuscripts with the published editions.
- Unlike the NIH policy, FRPAA doesn't specify the OA repository in which authors much deposit their manuscripts, the way the NIH specifies PubMed Central. FRPAA leaves this decision up to the individual agencies. They could host their own repositories or make use of existing repositories, including the institutional repositories of their researchers. FRPAA only requires that the repositories meet certain conditions of OA, interoperability, and long-term preservation.
- FRPAA would apply to all unclassified research funded in whole or part by agencies whose budgets for extramural research are $100 million/year or more. This includes the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation.
- FRPAA would mandate OA for more research literature than any other policy ever adopted or ever proposed.
Current version of the bill
- In the 112th Congress
- FRPAA in the Senate (S. ///)
- Introduced February 7, 2012 by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ron Wyden (D-OR).
- FRPAA in the House (H.R. ///)
- Introduced February 7, 2012 by Mike Doyle (D-PA) ///
- FRPAA in the Senate (S. ///)
Previous versions of the bill
- In the 111th Congress
- FRPAA in the Senate (S. 1373)
- Introduced June 15, 2009 by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT).
- FRPAA in the House (H.R. 5037)
- Introduced April 15, 2010 by Rick Boucher (D-VA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and Henry Waxman (D-CA).
- Major endorsements
- FRPAA in the Senate (S. 1373)
- In the 109th Congress
- FRPAA in the Senate (S. 2695).
- Introduced May 2, 2006 by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT)
- Major endorsements
- FRPAA in the Senate (S. 2695).
Action in support of FRPAA
- Page on FRPAA from the Alliance for Taxpayer Access.
Discussion and analysis
- At the OA Tracking Project, see the articles and comments tagged with oa.frpaa.
- HOAP director Peter Suber has written several articles on previous versions of FRPAA:
- Another OA mandate: The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, May 2, 2006.
- Twelve reminders about FRPAA, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, February 2, 2007.
- The return of FRPAA, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, August 2, 2009.
- FRPAA introduced in the US House of Representatives, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, May 2, 2010.