Access Legislation

Current legislation impacting access to federally funded research

Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)

FASTR is pro-open access legislation that would promulgate the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access policy enacted by law in 2008 to additional U.S. agencies and departments to improve access to federally funded (taxpayer-funded) research.

Research Works Act

The Research Works Act is anti-open access legislation that would nullify the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access policy that improves access to federally funded (taxpayer funded) research, as well as prevent models like it from being adopted by other U.S. agencies and departments.