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3/12/2009--Introduced.Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 - Requires each federal agency that expends more than $10 million in a fiscal year on scientific education and outreach to use at least 2% of such funds for collaboration on the development and implementation of open source materials as an educational outreach effort. Directs such agencies, under the joint guidance of the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Secretary of Energy (DOE), to collaborate with each other or with any federally supported laboratory or university-based research program to develop, implement, and establish procedures for checking the veracity, accuracy, and educational effectiveness of open source materials that: (1) contain a comprehensive set of textbooks or other educational materials covering topics in college-level physics, chemistry, or math; (2) such agencies post on a Federal Open Source Material Website, which shall be available to the public without charge; (3) are updated prior to each academic year with the latest research and information ; and (4) are free of copyright violations. Requires the Director and the Secretary to award joint grants to eligible entities to: (1) develop and implement such open source materials; and (2) evaluate and report to the Director and Secretary on the materials produced.

1242273600 2009-05-14 Fri Nov 13 16:14:51 -0600 2009 introduced 55839 'act':11 'low':9 '2009':13 'cost':10 'open':6 'learn':1 'sourc':7 'creation':4 'opportun':2 'textbook':8 71513 false short introduced 55839 'educ':16 'math':25 'open':14 'agenc':4 'avail':13 'feder':3 'level':21 'sourc':15 'colleg':20 'freeli':12 'materi':17 'physic':22 'purpos':29 'requir':2 'develop':9 'collabor':6 'chemistri':23 'freely-avail':11 'college-level':19 70210 false official action 55839 1242273600 Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0500 2009 198074 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. F000454 1955-10-07 3010 2304 Rayburn House Office Building http://foster.house.gov/Contact/ 14 202-225-0697 Bill 'd':4 'il':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'bill':2,7,9 'foster':3,8,10 M 412257 Foster Bill_Foster Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14] 1133 N00029139 3464 Democrat 202-225-2976 IL Bill Foster 2.9 http://foster.house.gov/ action 55839 1242273600 Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0500 2009 198074 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. action 55839 1237262400 Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191085 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. action 55839 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187635 Referred to House Education and Labor action 55839 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187634 Referred to House Science and Technology action 55839 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187633 Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. introduced 55839 1236830400 Thu Mar 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 187632