Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act Introduced in U.S. House and Senate

Today the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research ACT (FASTR) was introduced in both the House and Senate.  FASTR was sponsored by Senators Cornyn and Wyden and Representatives Doyle, Yoder and Lofgren. The legislation requires federal agencies that fund research to develop a “public access policy” for federally funded academic papers.  The policies required [...]