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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 2810 (Enrolled) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 871

Sec. 871. Noncommercial computer software acquisition considerations

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Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 802, is further amended by inserting after section 2322 the following new section: As part of any negotiation for the acquisition of noncommercial computer software, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such negotiations consider, to the maximum extent practicable, acquisition, at the appropriate time in the life cycle of the noncommercial computer software, of all software and related materials necessary— to reproduce, build, or recompile the software from original source code and required libraries; to conduct required computer software testing; and to deploy working computer software system binary files on relevant system hardware.
Any noncommercial computer software or related materials required to be delivered as a result of considerations in subsection
(a)shall, to the extent appropriate as determined by the Secretary— include computer software delivered in a useable, digital format; not rely on external or additional software code or data, unless such software code or data is included in the items to be delivered; and in the case of negotiated terms that do not allow for the inclusion of dependent software code or data, sufficient documentation to support maintenance and understanding of interfaces and software revision history. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2322, as added by section 802, the following new item: 2322a. Requirement for consideration of certain matters during acquisition of noncommercial computer software. . Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue updated guidance to implement section 2322a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
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