; (5) a means, using established mechanisms for making requests to the applicable Federal agency, for members of the public and other stakeholders to request to adjust the period before such a final peer-reviewed manuscript or published version is made publicly available by presenting evidence demonstrating that the period is inconsistent with the objectives of the Federal research public access policy or the needs of the public, industry, or the scientific community; (6) providing research papers as described in paragraph (4) in formats and under terms that enable productive reuse of the research and computational analysis by state-of-the-art technologies; (7) improving the ability of the public to locate and access research papers made accessible under the Federal research public access policy; and (8) long-term preservation of, and free public access to, published research findings— (A) in a stable digital repository maintained by the Federal agency; or (B) if consistent with the purposes of the Federal agency, in any repository meeting conditions determined favorable by the Federal agency (including free public access), interoperability, and long-term preservation. (c) Application of policy Each Federal research public access policy shall— (1) apply to— (A) researchers employed by the Federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (B) researchers funded by the Federal agency; (2) provide that works described under paragraph (1)(A) shall be— (A) marked as being public domain material when published; and (B) made available at the same time such works are made available under subsection (b)(4); and (3) make effective use of any law or guidance relating to the creation and reservation of a Government license that provides for the reproduction, publication, release, or other uses of a final manuscript for Federal purposes. (d) Exclusions Each Federal research public access policy shall not apply to— (1) research progress reports presented at professional meetings or conferences