H.R. 6612, the Defense Civilian Faculty Copyright Act of 2025, amends federal copyright law to allow the U.S. government to use literary works created by civilian faculty members at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences without paying royalties. The bill affects faculty at this military medical university who produce educational or professional materials as part of their employment duties. This change aligns the university's civilian faculty with existing rules that already apply to other federal government employees, whose work products are considered public domain. The legislation makes technical amendments to Title 17 of the U.S. Code to add the university to a list of federal entities whose employees' works the government can freely use. No new funding is required, and the bill contains no specific timeline beyond its introduction in December 2025.
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