{"id":37987,"date":"2025-08-04T13:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=37987"},"modified":"2025-08-07T13:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:02:57","slug":"us-congressional-appropriators-tell-ostp-not-to-implement-the-nelson-memo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/us-congressional-appropriators-tell-ostp-not-to-implement-the-nelson-memo\/","title":{"rendered":"US congressional appropriators tell OSTP not to implement the Nelson Memo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the past two years, the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act has prevented the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from implementing the Nelson Memo, which would provide free access to all federally funded research.\u00a0<strong>This year\u2019s draft of the appropriations bill upholds that decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/republicans-appropriations.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/fy26-commerce%2C-justice%2C-science%2C-and-related-agencies-bill-text.pdf\">updated draft<\/a>\u00a0contains new language, however, about Congress\u2019s concerns over how the memo would be implemented \u2014\u00a0<strong>particularly its potential consequences for authors\u2019 copyrights<\/strong>. Several appropriations bills also\u00a0caution\u00a0against changes to indirect cost rates on grants, which could affect funding for libraries and universities.<\/p>\n<p>These comments are non-binding, even if the bill is signed into law, but they provide valuable insight into Congress\u2019\u00a0priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past two years, the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Act has prevented the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) from implementing the Nelson Memo, which would provide free access to all federally funded research.\u00a0This year\u2019s draft of the appropriations bill upholds that decision. 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