US SB4145

Amends Title 17 of the U.S. Code to add Section 123, allowing technical and voluntary consensus standards incorporated by reference into federal, state, or local laws to retain copyright protection

Standards development organizations must make incorporated standards publicly accessible online at no cost within a reasonable time after learning of the incorporation, with searchable table of contents and index

Online access may require free account creation or terms of service agreement without affecting "publicly accessible" status, provided no cost to users and no use of personal data without express consent

Places burden of proof on parties challenging a standards development organization's compliance with public access requirements in legal proceedings

More than 23,000 sections in the Code of Federal Regulations currently incorporate technical and voluntary consensus standards by reference