Tomorrow afternoon, legislators from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding a hearing on the topic of “Public Access to Federally-Funded Research.” The hearing will be a perfect opportunity for key representatives to look into supporting public access policies — various requirements that scientific research funded by the federal government be made available on the Internet to the tax-paying public. EFF wrote about the benefits of public access policies earlier this year when the Office of Science and Technology Policy asked for input. Tomorrow, members of the committee will no doubt hear about the excellent Federal Research Public Access Act , (FRPAA) a bill that would require a great deal of research funded by government agencies to be made publicly available through a digital database no later than six months after publication.
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House Committee to Examine Public Access to Federally-Funded Research
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