Proposed open-access law approved by Senate committee
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029082
Science : The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) requires federal agencies that spend more than $100 million on research to make freely available any peer-reviewed papers from the research within 12 months of publication. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs approved the proposal, and next it will go to the full Senate for approval. The original proposal for FASTR set the deadline for open access at 6 months, but it was pushed back due to opposition from scientific societies and university and research groups. The 12-month timeline is consistent with the current National Institutes of Health standards.
