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which are attributable to unauthorized software use by 
government agencies, as well as the use of official govern-
ment computers and networks to commit all types of 
copyright infringement; 
Whereas governments around the world are among the larg-
est users of computer software; 
Whereas the public announcements and efforts of foreign gov-
ernments to use only authorized software, and to de-
nounce the use of software in ways that violate applicable 
copyright laws and treaties, can set important examples 
for industries and citizens alike in those countries; 
Whereas the public announcements and efforts of foreign gov-
ernments to enact policies designed to prohibit copyright 
infringement on their computers and networks can set 
important examples for industries and citizens alike in 
those countries; 
Whereas official usage policies for computers and networks 
can be effective tools to ensure that government com-
puters and networks are not used to facilitate infringe-
ment of copyrighted works, including software, movies, 
music, games and other content; 
Whereas the United States House of Representatives, the 
United States Senate, and the Office of Management and 
Budget have all adopted policies intended to prohibit gov-
ernment computers and networks from being used to fa-
cilitate copyright infringement; 
Whereas the United States Government, which is one of the 
world’s largest purchasers of computer-related services 
and equipment, stated in Executive Order 13103 (1998) 
that ‘‘[it] shall be the policy of the United States Govern-
ment that each executive agency shall work diligently to 
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prevent and combat computer software piracy in order to 
give effect to copyrights associated with computer soft-
ware’’; 
Whereas Executive Order 13103 also ordered that ‘‘[e]ach 
agency shall establish procedures to ensure that the agen-
cy has present on its computers and uses only computer 
software not in violation of applicable copyright laws’’; 
Whereas the United States Government has previously di-
rected the United States Trade Representative to work 
with other governments to reduce their unauthorized use 
of software and to reduce their overall rates of copyright 
piracy in general; 
Whereas most foreign countries and territories have not yet 
undertaken measures mandating the authorized use of 
software by government agencies, and those that do man-
date the use of authorized software by government agen-
cies often fail to implement these commitments; 
Whereas most foreign countries and territories have not insti-
tuted usage policies to prohibit the use of government 
computers and networks for facilitating copyright in-
fringement; 
Whereas proper software asset management is critical to en-
suring that government agencies receive the full benefits 
of computer software and operate in compliance with rel-
evant copyright laws and international obligations; and 
Whereas the International Organization for Standardization 
recently issued a standard—ISO/IEC 19770–1—for soft-
ware asset management that can assist organizations in 
implementing software asset management procedures 
that are commensurate with rigorous corporate govern-
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ance and information security requirements: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) foreign governments should work diligently 
to legalize all computer software used by government 
agencies in order to give full effect to copyrights as-
sociated with computer software, consistent with the 
applicable provisions of the World Trade Organiza-
tion Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intel-
lectual Property Rights, the Berne Convention for 
the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and 
the World Intellectual Property Organization Copy-
right Treaty; 
(2) foreign governments should require all gov-
ernment agencies to adopt and implement appro-
priate procedures to ensure that such agencies have 
present on their computers only computer software 
that does not violate applicable copyright laws, and 
that they do not acquire, reproduce, distribute, or 
transmit computer software in violation of applicable 
copyright laws; 
(3) foreign governments should require that 
contractors and other recipients of government funds 
or financial assistance have appropriate systems and 
controls in place to ensure that government funds 
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are not used to acquire, operate, or maintain com-
puter software in violation of applicable copyright 
laws; 
(4) foreign governments should enact usage 
policies designed to ensure that government com-
puters and networks are not used to facilitate copy-
right infringement of any kind, including infringe-
ment of software, movies, music, games, and other 
content; and 
(5) foreign governments should lead by example 
and publicly denounce the use of software in ways 
that violate applicable copyright laws and treaties, 
and should publicly announce their efforts to only 
use authorized software, as well as their efforts to 
prohibit copyright piracy of any kind on their com-
puters and networks. 
Æ 
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