On December 7, 2005, Senators Joe Lieberman and Thad 
Cochran introduced the bipartisan CURES Bill which would 
expedite the development of new therapies and cures for 
life-threatening illnesses. Requirements of the bill 
include free public access to articles stemming from 
research conducted by Department of Health and Human 
Services (including NIH), Centers for Disease Control, and 
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Funded 
research would have to be made available in PubMed Central 
within 4 months of publication in a peer-reviewed journal.