Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Bill: 117-s-4908
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-09-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: 

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

 
This bill addresses software asset management practices by federal agencies.
 
The bill requires each agency to complete a comprehensive assessment of the software entitlements and software inventories of the agency and submit the assessment to the head of the agency, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Congress.
 
Each agency must use the information developed pursuant to the assessment to develop a plan for the agency to (1) consolidate software licenses of the agency; and (2) adopt enterprise license agreements across the agency in order to improve the performance of, or reduce unnecessary costs to, the agency.
 
The OMB must submit to Congress a strategy that includes 
 
 
 proposals to support the adoption of governmentwide enterprise licenses on the most widely used and most costly software entitlements identified through the assessment and plans; 
 
 opportunities to leverage government procurement policies and practices to increase interoperability of software entitlements acquired and deployed to reduce costs and improve performance; 
 
 the incorporation of data on spending by agencies on, the performance of, and management by agencies of software entitlements as part of certain required information; and 
 
 where applicable, directions to agencies to transition to open-source software to obtain cost savings and performance improvement.
 
 
The GAO must submit to Congress a report on governmentwide trends, comparisons among agencies, and other analyses of plans and strategy.

action_date: 2022-12-05
text: 

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

 
This bill requires each federal agency to develop assessments of their software inventories and software licenses and a plan to reduce costs by consolidating licenses and adopting enterprise license agreements to the greatest extent practicable. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget and the Government Accountability Office to report on various government-wide issues relating to federal software licenses and inventories. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-223.
action_date: 2022-12-05
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-223.
action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2022-09-21
text: Introduced in Senate