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H.R. 4904 · 114th CongressPublic Law 114-210Government Operations and Politics

H.R. 4904 became law 108 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties

Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016

Sponsored by Cartwright, Matt D-PA · 28 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 18 Republicans
IntroducedApr 12, 2016
ReportedApr 14, 2016
Passed one chamberJun 7, 2016
Passed bothJul 14, 2016
LawJul 29, 2016
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 178 words.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded House reported version is repeated here.) Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 or the MEGABYTE Act of 2016

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a directive to require the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of each executive agency to develop a comprehensive software licensing policy, which shall: (1) require the CIO of each agency to establish a comprehensive inventory of software licenses; (2) track and maintain such licenses; (3) analyze software usage to make cost-effective decisions; (4) provide software license management training; (5) establish goals and objectives of the agency's software license management program; and (6) consider the software license management life cycle phases to implement effective decision making and incorporate existing standards, processes, and metrics. The CIO of each executive agency must report to the OMB, beginning in the first fiscal year after this Act's enactment and in each of the following five fiscal years, on the savings from improved software license management.

Context
Committees
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
2 of 339 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
6, from enrolled bill to public law · 596 words
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresComputers and information technologyGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsOffice of Management and Budget (OMB)Performance measurement
Latest action
Jul 29, 2016: Became Public Law No: 114-210.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2

Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.

Related, per CRS or House · 2
  • 114th S. 2340 Making Electronic Government Accountable By Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act of 2016 R · Passed one chamber
  • 114th S. 3011 Bolster Accountability to Drive Government Efficiency and Reform Washington Act of 2016 R · Introduced

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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]