United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6501 (115th)
WISE Government Act
Introduced
25 July 2018
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Summary
Well-Informed, Scientific, & Efficient Government Act of 2018 or the WISE Government Act This bill prohibits an agency from entering into a contract for a journal subscription that prohibits disclosure of the cost of the subscription to another agency or the Library of Congress. Each agency library must make policies and procedures for employee access to library subscriptions easily and clearly available to the agency's employees, including regional employees, through the intranet. The General Services Administration shall submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 July 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 25 July 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 July 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6501
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6501