To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Technology, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H6ECB22543573486E813B3AFDE40134C2: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act.
- Section H0D62F1BD85524ECB8604059C5D3A21B1: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 3502...
- Section H54D7C01D06BB4C38956278BB8E9A09A3: 3. Software inventory update and expansion As soon as practicable, and not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Information...
- Section H79DBA775FB4E4DF7B369F5A84D544CF2: 4. Software modernization planning at agencies The Chief Information Officer of each agency, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief...
- Section H1AF65D9603D4439E860C5B5359A82962: 5. GAO report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Technology, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To improve the visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedReceived; read twice and placed on the calendar
Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Case, Mr. Doggett, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the software inventory of an agency required pursuant to— section 2(b)(2)(A) of the Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 11302 note
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