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All Information (Except Text) for H.R.5704 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow faculty members at Department of Defense service academies and schools of professional military education to secure copyrights for certain scholarly works that they produce as part of their official duties in order to submit such works for publication, and for other purposes. 111th Congress (2009-2010)

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Sponsor: Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] (Introduced 07/01/2010)
Committees: House - Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure; Armed Services
Latest Action: House - 07/23/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
Notes: For further action, see H.R.5116, which became Public Law 111-358 on 1/4/2011.
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Official Title as Introduced

To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow faculty members at Department of Defense service academies and schools of professional military education to secure copyrights for certain scholarly works that they produce as part of their official duties in order to submit such works for publication, and for other purposes.

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07/01/2010 Introduced in House

All Actions (7)

Date All Actions
07/23/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Action By: Committee on Armed Services
07/02/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Action By: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
07/01/2010 Referred to House Armed Services
Action By: House of Representatives
07/01/2010 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Action By: House of Representatives
07/01/2010 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
07/01/2010 Referred to House Judiciary
Action By: House of Representatives
07/01/2010 Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (4)

Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]* 07/01/2010
Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25]* 07/01/2010
Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]* 07/01/2010
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]* 07/01/2010

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Related Documents
House Judiciary 07/01/2010 Referred to
House Transportation and Infrastructure 07/01/2010 Referred to
House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation 07/02/2010 Referred to
House Armed Services 07/01/2010 Referred to
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel 07/23/2010 Referred to

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Introduced in House (07/01/2010)

Authorizes a faculty member of a military service academy (including the Coast Guard Academy and Merchant Marine Academy) or Department of Defense (DOD) professional school (including the National Defense University) to secure federal copyright protection for a scholarly work prepared as part of that person's official duties, but only for purposes of publication by a scholarly press or journal for which such a copyright is required. Requires the faculty member to transfer such copyright to the owner or publisher of the medium for which the work will be published. Prohibits the acceptance of royalties or other compensation by reason of such copyright protection.