S 931 118th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Budget process Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Licensing and registrations Public contracts and procurement

Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act

Introduced: March 22, 2023 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 25, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.

Jul 25, 2023

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-73.

May 17, 2023

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Mar 22, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Mar 22, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 by type or category of software in order to improve the performance of, and reduce unnecessary costs across, the agency.

The OMB must submit to Congress a strategy that includes

proposals to support the adoption of governmentwide enterprise licenses for software entitlements identified through the assessments 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 examine options and relevant criteria for transitioning to open-source software.

The GAO must report on governmentwide trends, comparisons among agencies, and other analyses of plans and strategy.

What's happening now July 25, 2023

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.

Committees of jurisdiction 1