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 research integrity are in place in order to strengthen public trust in federally funded science.

To achieve these goals, the following steps should be taken by federal agencies, as appropriate and consistent with their missions. By December 31st, 2024, federal agencies should submit to OSTP and OMB a second update to their public access plans specifying approaches taken to implement the provisions in this Section 4. Agencies should complete and publish full policy development for plans implementing these provisions by December 31st, 2026, with an effective date no later than one year after the publication of the agency plan. Federal agencies should, consistent with applicable law:

5. Public Access Plan Coordination Among Federal Agencies

Coordination among federal science agencies is critical for the success of delivering America’s research to the public. The National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Open Science was chartered to facilitate such coordination between federal science agencies in conjunction with OSTP. Concurrent with and following the development of agency plans described Section 3 and Section 4 of this memorandum, the Subcommittee on Open Science will: 6