Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced
Summary
royalty-free government use would extend to literary works created by civilian faculty at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) when made in the course of their employment. It adds USUHS to 17 U.S.C. §105(d)(2), renumbers nearby subparagraphs, and updates internal cross-references so the federal government may use those works without paying royalties under the existing statutory framework.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Royalty-free use of Uniformed Services University faculty works
This bill would let federal agencies use your literary works royalty-free if you are a civilian faculty member at the Uniformed Services University. It would apply only to works made as part of your job. You could lose the ability to license or collect royalties on those on-the-job writings. It would not change salary or create new payments.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Cosponsors
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