Bill > S3818

This bill, the Affordable College Textbook Act, aims to expand the use of open textbooks to achieve savings for students and improve textbook price information. It establishes an Open Textbook Grant Program to support projects that increase the use of open textbooks, which are open educational resources that can be used in place of traditional textbooks. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act to require institutions of higher education to provide more detailed information about textbook pricing and availability of open educational resources. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the implementation of these provisions and the impact of open textbooks on the cost of college textbooks and student learning outcomes.