text: SECTION 1. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL WHO 
                ARE FACULTY MEMBERS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCHOOLS OR 
                OTHER ACADEMIES TO SECURE COPYRIGHTS FOR CERTAIN 
                SCHOLARLY WORKS.
  
      (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is 
  amended by inserting after section 1033 the following new section:
  ``Sec. 1033a. Faculty of service academies and Department of Defense 
                professional schools: limited authority to secure 
                copyrights for certain works
      ``(a) Authority.--Subject to regulations prescribed under 
  subsection (f), a person who is a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
  or Marine Corps, or a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, 
  and is a faculty member of an institution described in subsection (e) 
  may, notwithstanding section 105 or 201(b) of title 17, secure 
  copyright protection under title 17 for a qualifying work, but only for 
  the purposes of submitting such work for publication in a scholarly 
  journal, publication, or other edited work for which such a copyright 
  is a requirement for consideration for publication or otherwise as may 
  be prescribed under regulations under this section.
      ``(b) Qualifying Works.--A work is a qualifying work for purposes 
  of this section if the work--
              ``(1) is prepared as part of a person's official duties; 
          and
              ``(2) meets such criteria as the Secretary of Defense may 
          prescribe by regulation as a scholarly work for which copyright 
          protection as provided in subsection (a) is warranted.
      ``(c) Transfer of Copyright.--Upon acceptance for publication of a 
  work for which copyright protection exists by reason of subsection (a), 
  the person holding the copyright shall transfer the copyright to the 
  owner or publisher of the medium in which the work will be published.
      ``(d) Royalties, Etc.--No royalties or other compensation may be 
  accepted by a person described in subsection (a) by reason of copyright 
  protection that exists by reason of subsection (a).
      ``(e) Covered Institutions.--The institutions referred to in 
  subsection (a) are the following:
              ``(1) The United States Military Academy, United States 
          Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy.
              ``(2) The National Defense University.
              ``(3) Any war college of the armed forces.
              ``(4) Any graduate-level college or university of the 
          Department of Defense.
              ``(5) The Coast Guard Academy.
              ``(6) The United States Merchant Marine Academy.
      ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
  regulations for the purposes of this section. Such regulations shall 
  include provisions specifying the types of works for which copyright 
  protection may be secured by a person described in subsection (a).''.
      (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
  amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1033 the 
  following new item:
  
  ``1033a. Faculty of service academies and Department of Defense 
                              professional schools: limited authority to 
                              secure copyrights for certain works.''.
      (b) Effective Date.--Section 1033a of title 10, United States Code, 
  as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to works 
  that, as determined under regulations prescribed under that section, 
  are produced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
      (c) Deadline for Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
  prescribe regulations under subsection (f) of section 1033a of title 
  10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than 180 
  days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 2. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR FACULTY MEMBERS AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY TO 
                SECURE COPYRIGHTS FOR CERTAIN SCHOLARLY WORKS.
  
      (a) Authority.--(1) Chapter 9 of title 14, United States Code, is 
  amended by inserting after section 196 the following new section:
  ``Sec. 197. Limited authority for faculty members to secure copyrights 
                for certain works
      ``(a) Authority.--Subject to regulations prescribed under 
  subsection (f), a person who is a member of the Coast Guard, or a 
  civilian employee of the Coast Guard, and is a faculty member of an 
  institution described in subsection (e) may, notwithstanding section 
  105 or 201(b) of title 17, secure copyright protection under title 17 
  for a qualifying work, but only for the purposes of submitting such 
  work for publication in a scholarly journal, publication, or other 
  edited work for which such a copyright is a requirement for 
  consideration for publication or otherwise as may be prescribed under 
  regulations under this section.
      ``(b) Qualifying Works.--A work is a qualifying work for purposes 
  of this section if the work--
              ``(1) is prepared as part of a person's official duties; 
          and
              ``(2) meets such criteria as the Secretary may prescribe by 
          regulation as a scholarly work for which copyright protection 
          as provided in subsection (a) is warranted.
      ``(c) Transfer of Copyright.--Upon acceptance for publication of a 
  work for which copyright protection exists by reason of subsection (a), 
  the person holding the copyright shall transfer the copyright to the 
  owner or publisher of the medium in which the work will be published.
      ``(d) Royalties, Etc.--No royalties or other compensation may be 
  accepted by a person described in subsection (a) by reason of copyright 
  protection that exists by reason of subsection (a).
      ``(e) Covered Institutions.--The institutions referred to in 
  subsection (a) are the following:
              ``(1) The Coast Guard Academy.
              ``(2) The United States Merchant Marine Academy.
              ``(3) The United States Military Academy, United States 
          Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy.
              ``(4) The National Defense University.
              ``(5) Any war college of the armed forces.
              ``(6) Any graduate-level college or university of the 
          Department of Defense.
      ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for 
  the purposes of this section. Such regulations shall include provisions 
  specifying the types of works for which copyright protection may be 
  secured by a person described in subsection (a).''.
      (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
  amended by inserting after the item relating to section 196 the 
  following new item:
  
  ``197. Limited authority for faculty members to secure copyrights for 
                              certain works.''.
      (b) Effective Date.--Section 197 of title 14, United States Code, 
  as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to works 
  that, as determined under regulations prescribed under that section, 
  are produced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
      (c) Deadline for Regulations.--The Secretary of the department in 
  which the Coast Guard is operating shall prescribe regulations under 
  subsection (f) of section 197 of title 14, United States Code, as added 
  by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act.
  
  SEC. 3. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR FACULTY MEMBERS AT UNITED STATES MERCHANT 
                MARINE ACADEMY TO SECURE COPYRIGHTS FOR CERTAIN WORKS.
  
      (a) Authority.-- Title XIII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
  App. U.S.C. 1295 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
  new section:
  
  ``SEC. 1308. LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR FACULTY MEMBERS TO SECURE COPYRIGHTS 
                FOR CERTAIN WORKS.
  
      ``(a) Authority.--Subject to regulations prescribed under 
  subsection (f), a person who is an employee of the Department of 
  Transportation and is a faculty member of an institution described in 
  subsection (e) may, notwithstanding section 105 or 201(b) of title 17, 
  secure copyright protection under title 17 for a qualifying work, but 
  only for the purposes of submitting such work for publication in a 
  scholarly journal, publication, or other edited work for which such a 
  copyright is a requirement for consideration for publication or 
  otherwise as may be prescribed under regulations under this section.
      ``(b) Qualifying Works.--A work is a qualifying work for purposes 
  of this section if the work--
              ``(1) is prepared as part of a person's official duties; 
          and
              ``(2) meets such criteria as the Secretary of 
          Transportation may prescribe by regulation as a scholarly work 
          for which copyright protection as provided in subsection (a) is 
          warranted.
      ``(c) Transfer of Copyright.--Upon acceptance for publication of a 
  work for which copyright protection exists by reason of subsection (a), 
  the person holding the copyright shall transfer the copyright to the 
  owner or publisher of the medium in which the work will be published.
      ``(d) Royalties, Etc.--No royalties or other compensation may be 
  accepted by a person described in subsection (a) by reason of copyright 
  protection that exists by reason of subsection (a).
      ``(e) Covered Institutions.--The institutions referred to in 
  subsection (a) are the following:
              ``(1) The United States Merchant Marine Academy.
              ``(2) The Coast Guard Academy.
              ``(3) The United States Military Academy, United States 
          Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy.
              ``(4) The National Defense University.
              ``(5) Any war college of the armed forces.
              ``(6) Any graduate-level college or university of the 
          Department of Defense.
      ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
  regulations for the purposes of this section. Such regulations shall 
  include provisions specifying the types of works for which copyright 
  protection may be secured by a person described in subsection (a).''.
      (b) Effective Date.--Section 1308 of Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 
  added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to works that, 
  as determined under regulations prescribed under that section, are 
  produced after the date of the enactment of this Act.
      (c) Deadline for Regulations.--The Secretary of Transportation 
  shall prescribe regulations under section 1308 of Merchant Marine Act, 
  1936, as added by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the 
  date of the enactment of this Act.
target: Authorizes a faculty member of a military service academy (including the Coast Guard Academy and Merchant Marine Academy) or Department of Defense professional school (including the National Defense University) to secure Federal copyright protection for a scholarly work prepared as part of that person's official duties, but only for purposes of submitting such work for publication in a scholarly journal, publication, or other edited work for which such a copyright is required. Requires the faculty member to transfer such copyright to the owner or publisher of the medium for which the work will be published. Prohibits the acceptance of royalties or other compensation by reason of such copyright protection.
feat_title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow faculty members at Department of Defense service academies and schools of professional military education to secure copyrights for certain scholarly works that they produce as part of their official duties in order to submit such works for publication, and for other purposes.