Public Access to Data from Federally Funded Research

Download or read book Public Access to Data from Federally Funded Research written by Eric A. Fischer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The results of scientific studies are used in making many governmental policy decisions. While the studies are often published, the data on which they are based may not be, even for federally funded research. Before 1999, academic and nonprofit performers of such research were permitted but not required to make their data available to the public through provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In October 1998, a provision in P.L. 105-277 changed that, requiring that such data be made publicly available. This report provides background on the 1999 revisions to federal policy, a discussion of the impacts of those changes, and an analysis of the issues raised by them.