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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle D--Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform |
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P. L. 113-291 |
Explanatory Statement, 12/4/14, H8671 |
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SEC. 837. GOVERNMENTWIDE SOFTWARE PURCHASING PROGRAM. (a) In General- The Administrator of General Services shall identify and develop a strategic sourcing initiative to enhance Governmentwide acquisition, shared use, and dissemination of software, as well as compliance with end user license agreements. (b) Governmentwide User License Agreement- The Administrator, in developing the initiative under subsection (a), shall allow for the purchase of a license agreement that is available for use by all Executive agencies (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) as one user to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate. |
Governmentwide software purchasing
program (sec. 837)
The House bill contained a provision (sec. 5502) that would require the creation of a strategic sourcing initiative for software. The Senate committee-reported bill contained no similar provision. The agreement includes the House provision with a clarifying amendment. |
