HR 1247 · In committee · last action February 12, 2025
<p><strong>Well-Informed, Scientific, &</strong> <strong> Efficient Government Act of 2025 or the WISE Government Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>The General Services Administration must submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.</p>
Bill Foster (D-IL)
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<p><strong>Well-Informed, Scientific, &</strong> <strong> Efficient Government Act of 2025 or the WISE Government Act</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>The General Services Administration must submit to Congress and each agency library a report on increasing agency library access to serials.</p>