FRPAA Seeks To Protect Public Access To Govt Funded Research

And it matters, Why?

Because:

HR 801 Would END FREE ACCESS To GOVT FUNDED RESEARCH

Considering the ghost writing and skewed writing underwriting the purported safety and efficacy of Psych Drugs the Public Must retain the Right to Read and Critique what they already got written up for, ...... or we'll never get the rewrite: the one with the Truth in it.


Here's A Press Release from Senator John Cornyn:

http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=
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Sens. Cornyn & Lieberman Team Up To Increase Public Access To Taxpayer Funded Research
Thursday, June 25, 2009

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Joe Lieberman, I-CT, introduced legislation today to expand the public’s access to the research they help fund by shedding additional light on federal research projects. Their legislation, the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), would require every federal department and agency with an annual extramural research budget of $100 million or more to make their research available to the public within six months of publication.

“Our legislation would give the American people greater access to the important scientific research they help fund, which will accelerate scientific discovery and innovation, while also making sure that funding is being spent appropriately to ensure taxpayers are receiving a return on their research investments and they are not having to pay twice for the same research - once to conduct it, and a second time to read it. I will continue to advocate for greater transparency measures across all of our governmental departments and agencies, and I urge our Senate colleagues to support this legislation,” said Sen. Cornyn.

“The United States has some of the best and brightest researchers,” said Lieberman. “I continue to be impressed by their ideas and feel strongly that the American public should have access to what they discover. The internet makes it possible to provide public access to federally funded research and I am pleased to lead the effort to make this information more accessible.”

Background:

Sens. Cornyn and Lieberman first introduced this legislation in the 109th Congress. In 2008, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) implemented their public access policy. It is estimated that approximately 80,000 papers are published each year from NIH funds.

Specifically, the FRPAA would:
* Require every researcher with an annual extramural research budget of $100 million or more, whether funded totally or partially by a government department or agency, to submit an electronic copy of the final manuscript that has been accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
* Ensure that the manuscript is preserved in a stable digital repository maintained by that agency or in another suitable repository that permits free public access, interoperability, and long-term preservation.
* Require that each taxpayer-funded manuscript be made available to the public online and without cost, no later than six months after the article has been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

And LibraryJournal.com Also has FRPAA:

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6668699.
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