{"id":19022,"date":"2022-08-29T18:38:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/?p=19022"},"modified":"2022-08-29T18:42:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T18:42:20","slug":"policy-news-august-29-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/esablog\/2022\/08\/29\/policy-news-august-29-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy News: August 29, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this issue:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

New Federal Guidelines for Scholarly Publishing<\/a><\/strong>
\nOSTP directs agencies to update their public access policies.<\/p>\n

Biden Signs Climate Legislation<\/a><\/strong>
\nBill includes $369 billion in energy and climate spending.<\/p>\n

Congress<\/strong><\/a>
\nMembers of the House Science Committee urge the White House to increase its requested spending for the Department of Energy Office of Science in FY 2024 budget request.<\/p>\n

Executive Branch<\/strong><\/a>
\nWhite House releases draft strategy for creating national capital accounts.<\/p>\n

States<\/strong><\/a>
\nCalifornia unveils water conservation strategy.<\/p>\n

International<\/strong><\/a>
\nIPBES seeks experts to participate in business and biodiversity assessment.<\/p>\n

Scientific Community<\/strong><\/a>
\nNSF BIO Advisory Committee to meet Sept. 13-14.<\/p>\n

Federal Register opportunities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a> New Federal Guidelines for Scholarly Publishing<\/h2>\n

On Aug. 25, the White House announced a new policy that will affect the publishing ecosystem. The following text is excerpted from its press release: \u201cToday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) updated U.S. policy guidance to make the results of taxpayer-supported research immediately available to the American public at no cost. In a memorandum to federal departments and agencies, Dr. Alondra Nelson, the head of OSTP, delivered guidance for agencies to update their public access policies as soon as possible to make publications and research funded by taxpayers publicly accessible, without an embargo or cost. All agencies will fully implement updated policies, including ending the optional 12-month embargo, no later than December 31, 2025.<\/p>\n

In the short-term, agencies will work with OSTP to update their public access and data sharing plans by mid-2023. OSTP expects all agencies to have updated public access policies fully implemented by the end of 2025. This timeline gives agencies, researchers, publishers, and scholarly societies some flexibility on when to adapt to the new policies. Over the long term, OSTP will continue to coordinate with federal agencies to ensure that government public access policies adapt to new technologies and emerging needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information:<\/u><\/p>\n

OSTP Free Access Memo<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08-2022-OSTP-Public-Access-Memo.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

OSTP Economic Analysis Report to Congress:\u00a0<\/strong> 08-2022-OSTP-Public-Access-Congressional-Report.pdf (whitehouse.gov)<\/a><\/p>\n

New York Times<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/25\/us\/white-house-federally-funded-research-access.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Insiside Higher Ed<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2022\/08\/26\/us-mandates-immediate-public-access-taxpayer-funded-research<\/a><\/p>\n

The Brief: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.ce-strategy.com\/the-brief\/zero-embargo\/<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>Biden Signs Climate Legislation<\/h2>\n

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a landmark climate and tax law, which includes $369 billion in energy and climate spending. According to a statement from Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the bill will reduce carbon emissions by 40% from 2005 levels by 2030. The bill includes $60 billion for environmental justice, $3 billion for climate justice block grants and $27 billion for a new federal green bank.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers also included$2 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE), including $583 for infrastructure at DOE laboratories. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $500 million for climate and weather research and forecasting. This includes $50 million for climate research grants.<\/p>\n

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