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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1232 (Engrossed in House) — To amend titles 40, 41, and 44, United States Code, to eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acqu... · Sec. 301

Sec. 301. Inventory of information technology software assets

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The Director shall develop a plan for conducting a Governmentwide inventory of information technology software assets. The plan required by subsection
(a)shall cover the following: The manner in which Federal agencies can achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and cost savings in the procurement of information technology software assets, through measures such as reducing the procurement of new software licenses until such time as agency needs exceed the number of existing and unused licenses. The capability to conduct ongoing Governmentwide inventories of all existing software licenses on an application-by-application basis, including duplicative, unused, overused, and underused licenses, and to assess the need of agencies for software licenses. A Governmentwide spending analysis to provide knowledge about how much is being spent for software products or services to support decisions for strategic sourcing under the Federal strategic sourcing program managed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The inventory of information technology software assets shall be available to Chief Information Officers and such other Federal officials as the Chief Information Officers may, in consultation with the Chief Information Officers Council, designate. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall complete and submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (a). Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall complete implementation of the plan required by subsection (a). Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the plan required by subsection
(a)and submit to the relevant congressional committees a report on the review.
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