Docket HopperPart I · Bills · 118th H.R. 9566
H.R. 9566 · 118th CongressPublic Law 118-187Government Operations and Politics

SHARE IT Act became law 102 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Republican

Sponsored by Langworthy, Nicholas A. R-NY · 1 cosponsor: 0 Democrats, 1 Republican
IntroducedSep 12, 2024
ReportedSep 18, 2024
Passed one chamberDec 4, 2024
Passed bothDec 17, 2024
LawDec 23, 2024
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 213 words.

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.

Context
Committees
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
1 of 69 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
5, from enrolled bill to public law · 2,110 words
Subjects
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesPublic contracts and procurement
Latest action
Dec 23, 2024: Became Public Law No: 118-187.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

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