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118-hr-9566118th CongressWALLET

SHARE IT Act

Sponsored By: Representative Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

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Summary

Government-wide sharing of custom-developed source code to unlock reuse, increase transparency, and cut duplicative work across federal agencies. The law requires agencies to store and share custom code and metadata in mandated repositories while protecting security and privacy.

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Bill Overview

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5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.

Agencies must store and share code

Beginning 180 days after enactment, the rules apply to new employee-developed code and to contracts from solicitations issued after that date. Within 210 days, each agency stores custom code and related docs, data models, and build files in a repository it owns and controls. Agencies make metadata for code created on or after enactment publicly accessible, including contract numbers and repository links. Each CIO sets an agency policy within 180 days using OMB best practices and gives federal staff access to repositories. OMB issues uniform guidance to standardize repositories, version control, sharing, and reporting.

Annual reports and public code data

Every year by December 31, each agency CIO reports all code exemptions used in the prior fiscal year ending September 30 with short reasons. Within 120 days, the Administrator sets minimum reporting standards. Within one year and each year after, the Administrator publishes a central implementation report and sends Congress a compiled annual report. The central report stays available as open government data. GAO delivers an implementation review to Congress within two years.

No new funding for this law

The law authorizes no new money to carry out these duties. Agencies implement the requirements using existing funds unless Congress later provides more.

Security and privacy limits on sharing

Classified code and code for national security systems is exempt. Code from intelligence community elements is exempt. Code exempt under FOIA does not need to be shared. Agency CIOs may grant limited exemptions when other laws bar sharing or when sharing creates a clear privacy risk, with guidance from the Federal Privacy Council. These limits protect security and privacy but reduce what is shared publicly.

Vendors face new code-sharing terms

For contracts from solicitations issued 180 days after enactment, agencies must secure rights that let the government access, share, use, and modify custom code. The Federal Acquisition Regulation updates within one year to put these rules into contracts. Vendors should expect standard clauses that grant those governmentwide rights. This increases reuse across agencies and may reduce vendors’ exclusive control over code built under federal contracts.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]

NY • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 9/12/2024

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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