- (1) submission to the Federal agency of an electronic version of the author's final manuscript of original research papers that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and result from research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government;
- (2) the incorporation of all changes resulting from the peer review publication process in the manuscript described under paragraph (1);
- (3) the replacement of the final manuscript with the final published version if--
- (A) the publisher consents to the replacement; and
- (B) the goals of the Federal agency for functionality and interoperability are retained;
- (A) the publisher consents to the replacement; and
- (4) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions as soon as practicable, but not later than 6 months after publication in peer-reviewed journals;
- (5) production of an online bibliography of all research papers that are publicly accessible under the policy, with each entry linking to the corresponding free online full text; and
- (6) long-term preservation of, and free public access to, published research findings--
- (A) in a stable digital repository maintained by the Federal agency; or
- (B) if consistent with the purposes of the Federal agency, in any repository meeting conditions determined favorable by the Federal agency, including free public access, interoperability, and long-term preservation.
- (A) in a stable digital repository maintained by the Federal agency; or
In addition to the THOMAS (Library of Congress) version linked above, GovTrack.us provides updates about the status of S.1373: Federal Research Public Access of Act of 2009.
