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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2852 (Engrossed in Senate) — To expand the Government’s use and administration of data to facilitate transparency, effective governance, and innov... · Sec. 5

Sec. 5. Requirement for making open and machine-readable the default for Government data

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Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Government data assets made available by an agency shall be published as machine-readable data. When not otherwise prohibited by law, and to the extent practicable, Government data assets shall— be available in an open format; and be available under open licenses. When not otherwise prohibited by law, and to the extent practicable, Government data assets published by or for an agency shall be made available under an open license or, if not made available under an open license and appropriately released, shall be considered to be published as part of the worldwide public domain.
Each agency may engage with nongovernmental organizations, citizens, non-profit organizations, colleges and universities, private and public companies, and other agencies to explore opportunities to leverage the agency’s public data asset in a manner that may provide new opportunities for innovation in the public and private sectors in accordance with law and regulation. . The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3521 the following: 3522.
Requirements for Government data. . Notwithstanding section 11, the amendments made by subsections
(a)and
(b)shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any contract entered into by an agency on or after such effective date. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall ensure that any activities by the agency or any new contract entered into by the agency meet the requirements of section 3522 of title 44, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
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