SHARE IT Act

Bill: 118-hr-9566
Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2024-09-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: 

Source code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology Act or the SHARE IT Act

This bill requires federal agencies to ensure that custom-developed code (i.e., source code that is produced under an agency contract, funded exclusively by the federal government, or developed by federal employees as part of their official duties) and certain technical components of the code such as architecture designs and metadata are (1) owned by the agency, (2) stored at no less than one public or private repository, and (3) accessible to federal employees under certain procedures. Agency contracts for custom-development of software must acquire and exercise rights sufficient to allow government-wide access, sharing, use, and modification of any custom-developed code.

The bill does not apply to source code that is classified, developed primarily for use in a national security system, or developed by an element of the intelligence community. An agency's office of the chief information officer may exempt source code from being shared or made publicly accessible to protect individual privacy.

action_date: 2024-12-23
text: 

Source code Harmonization And Reuse in Information Technology Act or the SHARE IT Act

This act requires federal agencies to ensure that custom-developed code (i.e., source code that is produced under an agency contract, funded exclusively by the federal government, or developed by federal employees as part of their official duties) and certain technical components of the code such as architecture designs and metadata are (1) owned by the agency, (2) stored at no less than one public or private repository, and (3) accessible to federal employees under certain procedures. Agency contracts for custom-development of software must acquire and exercise rights sufficient to allow government-wide access, sharing, use, and modification of any custom-developed code.

The act does not apply to source code that is classified, developed primarily for use in a national security system, or developed by an element of the intelligence community. An agency's office of the chief information officer may exempt source code from being shared or made publicly accessible to protect individual privacy.

Within 120 days of enactment, the Office of Electronic Government shall establish minimum reporting standards for agencies relating to certain topics, such as measuring the frequency of reuse of code. Within one year of enactment, the Federal Acquisition Regulation must be revised to implement the act's provisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-187.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 118-187.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-12-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7093)
action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-12-05
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6340-6342)
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6340-6342)
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9566.
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6340-6342)
action_date: 2024-12-04
text: Mr. Langworthy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2024-09-12
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 118-187