The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers (AAP/PSP) and the DC Principles Coalition for Free Access to Science (Coalition) have expressed their appreciation and support for Congress in developing the Interagency Public Access Provision of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, signed into law by President Obama. The Act calls for the creation of an Interagency Public Access Committee (the Committee) charged with coordinating Federal agency policies concerning stewardship and dissemination of the results of research, including digital data and peer-reviewed scholarly publications, supported by funding from the Federal science agencies.
Key elements of the Public Access Provision include the requirement that the Committee report back to Congress within a year on the specific objectives and public interest that need to be addressed by any government policies it considers. The Provision also requires that the Committee consider the impact that such policies have had on science and engineering stakeholders, including the financial impact on research budgets. It also requires reporting on how any policies developed or being developed incorporate input from non-Federal stakeholders.
The organisations welcome the opportunity to engage with the Administration to advance well-considered policies that do not undermine copyright or propose new government mandates that would result in the duplication of private sector activities.
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