Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6612 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6612

To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the royalty-free 
   use by Federal Government of literary works produced by civilian 
faculty members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences 
       in the course of such employment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2025

  Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide for the royalty-free 
   use by Federal Government of literary works produced by civilian 
faculty members of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences 
       in the course of such employment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ROYALTY-FREE USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF LITERARY WORKS 
              PRODUCED BY CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED 
              SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES IN THE COURSE OF 
              SUCH EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Use by Federal Government.--Section 105 of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended, in subsection (d)(2)--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (N) as 
        subparagraphs (M) through (O), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new 
        subparagraph (L):
                    ``(L) Uniformed Services University of the Health 
                Sciences.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended, in 
subsection (c)--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) 
        through (K) of subsection (d)(2) and subparagraph (L)'' and 
        inserting ``subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2) 
        and subparagraph (M)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(L)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)(M)'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(M)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)(N)''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(N)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (d)(2)(O)''.
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