119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires federal agencies and Intelligence Community (IC) elements to assess their software inventory and develop software management plans.
The bill requires each agency and each IC element to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software paid for by, in use at, or deployed throughout the agency or element. The assessment must include information such as (1) the current inventory of software; (2) contracts and other arrangements used to acquire, build, deploy, or use the software; (3) costs and fees not included in the initial contract or agreement; and (4) the interoperability of the software and restrictions on its use.
Each agency and IC element must use their assessment to develop a plan to consolidate software entitlements, develop procedures for cost-effective acquisition strategies, and restrict subordinate entities from using any software entitlement without approval. (A software entitlement is software that has been purchased, leased, or licensed by or billed to an agency and that is subject to use limitations.) Such plans must be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress.
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Within two years of enactment, OMB must submit recommendations to Congress regarding government software procurement policies and practices to
• increase the interoperability of software licenses;
• consolidate licenses when appropriate;
• reduce costs;
• improve performance; and
• modernize the management and oversight of agency software.
The GAO must report on certain related topics, including governmentwide trends in agency software asset management practices and comparisons of such practices among agencies.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Patrick Fallon R-TXOriginal
- Nancy Mace R-SCOriginal
- April McClain Delaney D-MDOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Shontel Brown SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, passed House4 events+48
- 2Patrick FallonCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Nancy MaceCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2April McClain DelaneyCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Shontel Brown.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mr. Timmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5862-5864)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5457.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5862-5864)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 0.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.