,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,r4 #ieff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #e1           
#bjbd,receiv$  ,,an ,,act  ,to require  
gov]nm5twide s\rce code %>+1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,s\rce code ,h>monization  
,& ,reuse 9 ,in=mation ,te*nology ,act  
or ! ,,%>e ,,x ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has 
! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #cejb (    
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,committee on ,homel&
 ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &    
,acc\ntability ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,cu/om-develop$  
code ,! t]m cu/om-develop$ code-- 7,a7  
means s\rce code t is-- 7i7 produc$ 9 ! 
p]=mance ( a contract ) an ag5cy or is  
o!rwise exclusively fund$ by ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t2 or  7ii7 develop$ by a ,f$]al
 employee z "p ( ! (ficial duties ( !   

employee2  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 s\rce    
code1 or segregable portions ( s\rce    
code1 = :i* ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t c\ld     
obta9 unlimit$ rights "u "p #bg ( !     
,f$]al ,acquisition ,regulation or any  
relevant supplem5tal acquisition        
regulations ( an ag5cy2 &  7ii7 s\rce   
code writt5 = a s(tw>e project1 module1 
plug91 script1 middlew>e1 or application
 programm+ int]face2 &  7,c7 does n     
include-- 7i7 s\rce code t is solely    
exploratory or disposable 9 nature1     
includ+ s\rce code writt5 by a develop] 
exp]im5t+ ) a new language or libr>y2 or
  7ii7 comm]cial comput] s(tw>e1        
comm]cial (f-!-%elf s(tw>e1 or          
configuration scripts = su* s(tw>e4     
7#d7 ,f$]al employee ,! t]m ,f$]al      
employee has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #baje7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#e7 ,metadata ,! t]m    
metadata1 ) respect to cu/om-develop$   
code-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9    
section #cejb ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code2 &  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 in=mation

 on :e!r ! cu/om-develop$ code 0-- 7,i7 
produc$ pursuant to a contract2 or      
7,,ii7 %>$ 9 a public or private        
repository2  7ii7 any contract numb] "u 
:i* ! cu/om-develop$ code 0 produc$2 &  
7iii7 any hyp]l9k to ! repository 9 su* 
! code 0 %>$4  7#f7 ,private repository 
,! t]m private repository means a s(tw>e
 /orage location-- 7,a7 t conta9s s\rce 
code1 docum5tation1 configuration       
scripts1 z appropriate1 revision hi/ory1
 & o!r files2 &  7,b7 access to :i* is  
re/rict$ to only au?oriz$ us]s4  7#g7   
,public repository ,! t]m public        
repository means a s(tw>e /orage        
location-- 7,a7 t conta9s s\rce code1   
docum5tation1 configuration scripts1 z  
appropriate1 revision hi/ory1 & o!r     
files2 &  7,b7 access to :i* is op5 to !
 public4  7#h7 ,s(tw>e ,! t]m s(tw>e has
 ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m comput] s(tw>e 9    
section #b4aja ( title #dh1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations1 or any successor   
regulation4  7#i7 ,s\rce code ,! t]m    
s\rce code means a collection ( comput] 

comm&s writt5 9 a comput] programm+     
language t a comput] c execute z a piece
 ( s(tw>e4  #c4 ,s(tw>e reuse  7a7 ,%>+ 
,n lat] ?an #baj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea* ag5cy 
%all ensure t ! cu/om-develop$ code ( ! 
ag5cy & o!r key te*nical compon5ts ( !  
code 7includ+ docum5tation1 data models1
 s*emas1 metadata1 ar*itecture designs1 
configuration scripts1 & artifacts      
requir$ to develop1 build1 te/1 & deploy
 ! code7 ( ! code are-- 7#a7 /or$ at n  
less ?an #a public repository or private
 repository2  7#b7 accessible to ,f$]al 
employees via proc$ures develop$ "u     
subsection 7d77#a77;,a77ii77,,iii72 &   
7#c7 own$ by ! ag5cy4  7b7 ,s(tw>e reuse
 rights 9 procurem5t contracts ,! head (
 an ag5cy t ent]s into a contract = !   
cu/om developm5t ( s(tw>e %all acquire &
 ex]cise rights suffici5t to enable !   
gov]nm5twide access to1 %>+ (1 use (1 & 
modification ( any cu/om-develop$ code  
creat$ 9 ! developm5t ( su* s(tw>e4  7c7
 ,discov]y ,n lat] ?an #baj days aft] ! 

date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! head ( ea*
 ag5cy %all make metadata creat$ on or  
aft] su* date = ! cu/om-develop$ code ( 
! ag5cy publicly accessible4  7d7       
,acc\ntability me*anisms  7#a7 ,ag5cy   
cios ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,*ief ,in=mation
 ,(fic] ( ea* ag5cy1 9 consultation ) ! 
,*ief ,acquisition ,(fic]1 or simil>    
(ficial1 ( ! ag5cy & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,(fice ( ,electronic ,gov]nm5t1 %all    
develop an ag5cy-wide policy t-- 7,a7   
implem5ts ! requirem5ts ( ?is ,act1     
includ+-- 7i7 ensur+ t cu/om-develop$   
code foll[s ! be/ practices e/abli%$ by 
! ,director ( ! ,(fice & ,managem5t &   
,budget "u p>agraph 7#c7 = op]at+       
repositories & v]sion control sy/ems to 
keep track ( *anges & to facilitate     
collaboration among multiple develop]s2 
&  7ii7 manag+ ! %>+ ( cu/om-develop$   
code "u subsection 7b71 & ! public      
accessibility ( metadata "u subsection  
7c71 includ+ develop+-- 7,i7 proc$ures  
to det]m9e :e!r any cu/om-develop$ code 

meets ! conditions "u section #d7;b7 =  
an exemption "u ?is ,act2  7,,ii7       
proc$ures = mak+ metadata =             
cu/om-develop$ code publicly accessible 
pursuant to subsection 7c72  7,,iii7    
proc$ures = ,f$]al employees to ga9     
access to public repositories & private 
repositories t conta9 cu/om develop$    
s\rce code2 &  7,,iv7 /&>diz$ report+   
practices across ! ag5cy to capture key 
in=mation relat+ to a contract "u :i*   
cu/om-develop$ s\rce code 0 produc$ =   
report+ /ati/ics ab\t ! contract2 &     
7,b7 corrects or am5ds any policies ( ! 
ag5cy t are inconsi/5t ) ! requirem5ts (
 ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,adm9i/rator ( ! (fice 
( electronic gov]nm5t  7,a7 ,m9imum /&>d
 report+ requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an #abj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,electronic 
,gov]nm5t %all e/abli% m9imum /&>d      
report+ requirem5ts = ! ,*ief ,in=mation
 ,(fic]s ( ag5cies1 :i* %all include    
in=mation relat+ to-- 7i7 measur+ !     
frequ5cy ( reuse ( code1 includ+ access 

& modification "u subsection 7b72  7ii7 
:e!r ! %>$ code is ma9ta9$2  7iii7 :e!r 
!re is a fe$back me*anism = improvem5ts 
to or community developm5t ( ! %>$ code2
 &  7iv7 ! numb] & circum/ances ( all   
exemptions grant$ "u section #d7;a77#b74
  7,b7 ,report+ requirem5t  7i7         
,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice (   
,electronic ,gov]nm5t %all publi% on a  
c5traliz$ website a report on !         
implem5tation ( ?is ,act t includes--   
7,i7 a complete li/ ( all exemptions    
grant$ "u section #d7;a77#b72 &  7,,ii7 
in=mation %[+ :e!r ea* ag5cy has updat$ 
! acquisition & o!r policies ( ! ag5cy  
to be compliant ) ?is ,act4  7ii7 ,op5  
,gov]nm5t data asset ,! report "u clause
 7i7 %all be ma9ta9$ z an op5 ,gov]nm5t 
data asset 7z def9$ 9 section #cejb (   
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  7#c7  
,guidance ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,managem5t & ,budget %all issue         
guidance1 consi/5t ) ! purpose ( ?is    

,act1 t e/abli%es be/ practices & uni=m 
proc$ures across ag5cies = ! purposes ( 
implem5t+ ?is subsection4  #d4          
,exemptions  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7         
,automatic  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is ,act %all
 n apply to classifi$ s\rce code or     
s\rce code develop$ prim>ily = use 9 a  
national security sy/em 7z def9$ 9      
section #aaajc ( title #dj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code74  7,b7 ,national security 
,an exemption f ! requirem5ts "u section
 #c %all apply to classifi$ s\rce code  
or s\rce code develop$-- 7i7 prim>ily = 
use 9 a national security sy/em 7z def9$
 9 section #aaajc ( title #dj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code72 or  7ii7 by an ag5cy1 or 
"p ( an ag5cy1 t is an elem5t ( !       
intellig5ce community 7z def9$ 9 section
 #c7d7 ( ! ,national ,security ,act (   
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774  7,c7   
,fre$om ( in=mation act ,an exemption f 
! requirem5ts "u section #c %all apply  
to s\rce code ! disclosure ( :i* is     
exempt "u section #eeb7;b7 ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z !  

,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act74  7#b7       
,discretion>y  7,a7 ,exemption &        
guidance  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,*ief         
,in=mation ,(fic] ( an ag5cy1 9         
consultation ) ! ,f$]al ,privacy        
,c\ncil1 or any successor !reto1 may    
exempt f ! requirem5ts ( section #c any 
s\rce code = :i* a limit$ exemption     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 applies4    
7ii7 ,guidance requir$ ,! ,f$]al        
,privacy ,c\ncil %all provide guidance  
to ! ,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ea* ag5cy
 relat+ to ! limit$ exemption describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,b77ii7 to ensure consi/5t
 application ( ?is p>agraph across      
ag5cies4  7,b7 ,limit$ exemptions ,!    
limit$ exemptions describ$ 9 ?is        
p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! head ( !  
ag5cy is prohibit$ f provid+ ! s\rce    
code to ano!r individual or entity "u   
ano!r ,f$]al law or regulation1 includ+ 
"u-- 7,i7 ! ,export ,adm9i/ration       
,regulations2  7,,ii7 ! ,int]national   
,traffic 9 ,arms ,regulations2  7,,iii7 
! regulations ( ! ,transportation       

,security ,adm9i/ration relat+ to !     
protection ( ,s5sitive ,security        
,in=mation2 &  7,,iv7 ! ,f$]al laws &   
regulations gov]n+ ! %>+ ( classifi$    
in=mation n cov]$ by ! exemption 9      
p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,! %>+ or public   
accessibility ( ! s\rce code w\ld create
 an id5tifiable risk to ! privacy ( an  
individual4  7b7 ,reports requir$  7#a7 
,ag5cy report+ ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca 
( ea* ye>1 ! ,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] (  
an ag5cy %all submit to ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,(fice ( ,electronic ,gov]nm5t a     
report ( ! s\rce code ( ! ag5cy to :i*  
an exemption "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( 
subsection 7a7 appli$ dur+ ! fiscal ye> 
end+ on ,septemb] #cj ( t ye> ) a brief 
n>rative ju/ification ( ea* exemption4  
7#b7 ,annual report to ,congress ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,electronic   
,gov]nm5t %all submit to ! appropriate  
congressional committees a report on all
 exemptions grant$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 or  

7#b7 ( subsection 7a7 by ea* ag5cy1     
includ+ a compilation ( all in=mation1  
includ+ ! n>rative ju/ification1 relat+ 
to ea* su* exemption4  7#c7 ,=m ,!      
reports "u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 %all be
 submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 ) a         
classifi$ annex z appropriate4  #e4 ,gao
 report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]    
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
,congress a report t includes an        
assessm5t ( ! implem5tation ( ?is ,act4 
#f4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act
 may be con/ru$ z requir+ ! disclosure (
 in=mation or records t are exempt f    
public disclosure "u section #eeb (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly 
kn[n z ! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act74    
#g4 ,application ,?is ,act %all apply to
 cu/om-develop$ code t is develop$ or   
revis$-- 7#a7 by a ,f$]al employee n    
less ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7#b7 "u a      
contract aw>d$ pursuant to a            
solicitation issu$ n less ?an #ahj days 

aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #h4 
,revision ( ,f$]al ,acquisition         
,regulation ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al    
,acquisition ,regulation %all be revis$ 
z necess>y to implem5t ! provisions (   
?is ,act4  #i4 ,no additional fund+ ,no 
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act4       
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
,decemb] #d1 #bjbd4,kev9 ,f4            
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