A new Senate bill introduced by John Cornyn (R, Texas), would require that taxpayers receive free online access to journal articles containing federally funded research within six months of the articles’ publication. Agencies would have to preserve the manuscripts in a stable, digital repository that provides free public access, interoperability and long-term preservation.
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Peter Suber has a long article with lots of links:
Another OA mandate: The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, issue #97. May 2, 2006