After a month of intense conversations and negotiations, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) will bring the 'Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act' up for mark-up on July 29, 2015. The language that will be considered is an amended version of FASTR, officially known as the 'Johnson-Carper Substitute Amendment,' which was officially filed by the HSGAC leadership late on July 24, 2015, per committee rules.
There are two major changes from the original bill language to be particularly aware of. Specifically, the amendment replaces the six month embargo period with 'no later than 12 months, but preferably sooner,' as anticipated; and provides a mechanism for stakeholders to petition federal agencies to 'adjust' the embargo period if the12 months does not serve 'the public, industries, and the scientific community.'
The language requiring a GOA analysis of the desirability of all agencies adopting CC-BY license remains intact, as does the language directing the agencies to control the ultimate location of their funded articles.
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