H.R. 9566, Source code Harmonization and Reuse in Information
Technology Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on September 18, 2024
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars
2024
2024-2029
2024-2034
Direct Spending (Outlays)
0
*
*
Revenues
0
0
0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit
0
*
*
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)
0
2
2
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
*
Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?
Yes
Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2035?
*
Contains intergovernmental mandate?
No
Contains private-sector mandate?
No
* = between zero and $500,000.
Summary
H.R. 9566 would require federal agencies to share their custom-developed software code with other federal agencies and the public. Under the bill, the Office of Electronic Government (E-Gov) would assess federal practices for sharing software code and develop procedures for reusing code across the federal government. The bill also would require each agency to develop an implementation policy governing software sharing practices and would require E-Gov and the Government Accountability Office to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of federal software sharing. For purposes of this estimate, CBO assumes the bill will be enacted in 2025.
