# 118-hr-9566: SHARE IT Act

118-hr-9566, SHARE IT Act, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-9566
- Congress: 118
- Title: SHARE IT Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2024-09-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2024-09-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Agencies must store and share code: benefit, high. 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…
- Annual reports and public code data: benefit, high. 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…
- No new funding for this law: cost, high. 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: mixed, high. 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…
- Vendors face new code-sharing terms: mixed, high. 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…

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## Sources
- [118-hr-9566 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9566)

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- [118-hr-5536: Grant Transparency Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-5536)
- [118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7438)
- [118-hr-4984: D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4984)
- [118-hr-9260: Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9260)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9566 (as of 2026-01-05).