The AAUP supports the Fair Access to Science and Technology Act of 2013

"The AAUP supports the Fair Access to Science and Technology Act of 2013, HR 708 (Rep. Doyle of Pennsylvania) and S. 350 (Sen. Cornyn of Texas), bipartisan legislation that directs federal agencies to develop public access policies for research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency. As ten national and regional library, publishing, research and advocacy institutions wrote in 2012, “Timely, barrier-free access to the results of federally funded research is an essential component of our collective investment in science.” The AAUP also calls on Congress to lift prohibitions against distribution of CRS reports free to the public that paid for them."