Policy & Advocacy
SPARC advocates for policies at the local, national, and international level that promote openness in research and education. Listed below are SPARC's active policy priorities. Click here to see previous policies SPARC has advocated for.
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Overview of Draft NIH Public Access Policy & Supplemental Guidance
Open Access · Open DataSPARC provided an overview of the Draft NIH Public Access Policy & Supplemental Guidance
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NIH RFI: Draft Public Access Policy & Guidance
Open AccessSPARC submitted comments on NIH's draft public access policy and guidance implementing the 2022 OSTP Memo.
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NIST RFI: Plan for Providing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research
Open AccessSPARC submitted comments on NIST's Draft Public Access Plan.
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H.R.5049, the Well-Informed, Scientific, and Efficient (WISE) Government Act
Open AccessThis bill would prohibit non-disclosure clauses in federal agency contracts with journal publishers and provide a way for the government to collect information on how much each agency is paying for subscriptions to these materials.
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