,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ica  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbc,mr4    
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4  
,hag]ty1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4 
,wyd51 & ,mr4 ,hick5loop]7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
improve ! visibility1 acc\ntability1 &  
ov]sight ( ag5cy s(tw>e asset managem5t 
practices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+
 ,ag5cy ,managem5t & ,ov]sight ( ,s(tw>e
 ,assets ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m          
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator (     
,g5]al ,s]vices4  7#b7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m    
ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section  
#cejb ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7#c7 ,cl\d comput+ ,! t]m cl\d comput+  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 ,special       
,publication #hjj-ade ( ! ,national     
,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 or any 
successor docum5t4  7#d7 ,cl\d s]vice   

provid] ,! t]m cl\d s]vice provid] means
 an entity (f]+ cl\d comput+ products or
 s]vices to ag5cies4  7#e7 ,compreh5sive
 assessm5t ,! t]m compreh5sive assessm5t
 means a compreh5sive assessm5t conduct$
 pursuant to section #c7;a74  7#f7      
,director ,! t]m ,director means !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget4  7#g7 ,plan ,! t]m plan means !
 plan develop$ by a ,*ief ,in=mation    
,(fic]1 or equival5t (ficial1 pursuant  
to section #d7;a74  7#h7 ,s(tw>e        
entitlem5t ,! t]m s(tw>e entitlem5t     
means any s(tw>e t-- 7,a7 has be5       
pur*as$1 leas$1 or lic5s$ by or bill$ to
 an ag5cy "u any contract or o!r bus9ess
 arrangem5t2 &  7,b7 is subject to use  
limitations4  7#i7 ,s(tw>e inv5tory ,!  
t]m s(tw>e inv5tory means ! s(tw>e      
inv5tory ( an ag5cy requir$ pursuant    
to-- 7,a7 section #b7;b77#b77;,a7 ( !   
,mak+ ,electronic ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntable 
,by ,yield+ ,tangible ,effici5cies ,act 
( #bjaf 7#dj ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb note2     
,public ,law #aad-baj72 or  7,b7        

subsequ5t guidance issu$ by ! ,director 
pursuant to t ,act4  #c4 ,s(tw>e        
entitlem5t & inv5tory integrity  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,z soon z practicable1 & n lat]   
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic] ( ea*   
ag5cy1 9 consultation ) ! ,*ief         
,f9ancial ,(fic]1 ! ,*ief ,procurem5t   
,(fic]1 & ,g5]al ,c\nsel ( ! ag5cy1 or !
 equival5t (ficials ( ! ag5cy1 %all     
complete a compreh5sive assessm5t ( !   
s(tw>e entitlem5ts & s(tw>e inv5tories (
 ! ag5cy1 :i* %all include-- 7#a7 !     
curr5t s(tw>e inv5tory ( ! ag5cy1       
includ+ s(tw>e entitlem5ts1 contracts & 
o!r agreem5ts or arrangem5ts ( ! ag5cy1 
& a li/ ( ! l>ge/ s(tw>e entitlem5ts ( !
 ag5cy sep>at$ by v5dor & category (    
s(tw>e2  7#b7 a compreh5sive1 detail$   
acc\nt+ (-- 7,a7 any s(tw>e deploy$ = ! 
ag5cy z ( ! date ( ! compreh5sive       
assessm5t1 includ+1 to ! ext5t          
id5tifiable1 ! contracts & o!r agreem5ts
 or arrangem5ts t ! ag5cy uses to       
acquire1 deploy1 or use su* s(tw>e2     

7,b7 in=mation & data on s(tw>e         
entitlem5ts1 :i* %all include in=mation 
on any additional fees or co/s = ! use (
 cl\d s]vices t is n includ$ 9 ! initial
 co/s ( ! contract1 agreem5t1 or        
arrangem5t-- 7i7 = :i* ! ag5cy pays2    
7ii7 t are n deploy$ or 9 use by !      
ag5cy2 &  7iii7 t are bill$ to ! ag5cy  
"u any contract or bus9ess arrangem5t t 
creates r$undancy 9 ! deploym5t or use  
by ! ag5cy2 &  7,c7 ! ext5t-- 7i7 to :i*
 any s(tw>e paid =1 9 use1 or deploy$   
?r\gh\t ! ag5cy is int]op]able2 &  7ii7 
( ! ef=ts ( ! ag5cy to improve          
int]op]ability ( s(tw>e assets ?r\gh\t !
 ag5cy ent]prise2  7#c7 a categorization
 ( s(tw>e lic5ses ( ! ag5cy by co/1     
volume1 & type ( s(tw>e2  7#d7 a li/ (  
any provisions 9 ! s(tw>e lic5ses ( !   
ag5cy t may re/rict h[ ! s(tw>e c be    
deploy$1 access$1 or us$1 includ+ any   
su* re/rictions on desktop or s]v]      
h>dw>e or ?r\gh a cl\d s]vice provid]2 &
  7#e7 an analysis address+-- 7,a7 !    
accuracy & complet5ess ( ! s(tw>e       

inv5tory & s(tw>e entitlem5ts ( ! ag5cy 
be=e & aft] ! compreh5sive assessm5t2   
7,b7 managem5t by ! ag5cy ( & compliance
 by ! ag5cy ) all contracts or o!r      
agreem5ts or arrangem5ts t include or   
implicate s(tw>e lic5s+ or s(tw>e       
managem5t )9 ! ag5cy2  7,c7 ! ext5t to  
:i* ! ag5cy accurately captures ! total 
co/ ( ent]prise lic5ses agreem5ts &     
relat$ co/s1 includ+ ! total co/ (      
upgrades ov] ! life ( a contract1 cl\d  
usage co/ p] us]1 & any o!r co/         
associat$ ) ! ma9t5ance or s]vic+ (     
contracts2 &  7,d7 compliance ) s(tw>e  
lic5se managem5t policies ( ! ag5cy4    
7b7 ,contract support  7#a7 ,au?ority ,!
 head ( an ag5cy may ent] into #a or m  
contracts to support ! requirem5ts (    
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,no conflict (    
int]e/ ,contracts "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all 
n include contractors ) organization    
conflicts ( int]e/4  7#c7 ,op]ational   
indep5d5ce ,ov] ! c\rse ( a compreh5sive
 assessm5t1 contractors hir$ pursuant to
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all ma9ta9 op]ational   

indep5d5ce f ! integration1 managem5t1 &
 op]ations ( ! s(tw>e inv5tory & s(tw>e 
entitlem5ts ( ! ag5cy4  7c7 ,submission 
,on ! date on :i* ! ,*ief ,in=mation    
,(fic]1 ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic]1 ,*ief   
,procurem5t ,(fic]1 & ,g5]al ,c\nsel (  
an ag5cy1 or ! equival5t (ficials ( !   
ag5cy1 complete ! compreh5sive          
assessm5t1 & n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,*ief     
,in=mation ,(fic] %all submit !         
compreh5sive assessm5t to-- 7#a7 ! head 
( ! ag5cy2  7#b7 ! ,director2  7#c7 !   
,adm9i/rator2  7#d7 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#e7 ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#f7 !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7d7      
,consultation ,9 ord] to ensure !       
utility & /&>dization ( ! compreh5sive  
assessm5t ( ea* ag5cy1 includ+ to       
support ! developm5t ( ea* plan & !     
,gov]nm5t-wide /rategy describ$ 9       
section #e1 ! ,director1 9 consultation 

) ! ,adm9i/rator1 may %>e in=mation1 be/
 practices1 & recomm5dations relat+ to !
 activities p]=m$ 9 ! c\rse ( a         
compreh5sive assessm5t ( an ag5cy4  #d4 
,ent]prise ,lic5s+ ,position+ at        
,ag5cies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,*ief         
,in=mation ,(fic] ( ea* ag5cy1 9        
consultation ) ! ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] 
& ! ,*ief ,procurem5t ,(fic] ( ! ag5cy1 
or ! equival5t (ficials ( ! ag5cy1 %all 
use ! in=mation develop$ pursuant to !  
compreh5sive assessm5t ( ! ag5cy to     
develop a plan = ! ag5cy-- 7#a7 to      
consolidate s(tw>e lic5ses ( ! ag5cy2 & 
7#b7 to ! greate/ ext5t practicable1 9  
ord] to improve ! p]=mance (1 & r$uce   
unnecess>y co/s to1 ! ag5cy1 to adopt   
ent]prise lic5se agreem5ts across !     
ag5cy1 by type or category ( s(tw>e4    
7b7 ,plan requirem5ts ,! plan ( an ag5cy
 %all-- 7#a7 include a detail$ /rategy  
=-- 7,a7 ! rem$iation ( any s(tw>e asset
 managem5t defici5cies f\nd dur+ !      
compreh5sive assessm5t ( ! ag5cy2  7,b7 
! ongo+ ma9t5ance ( s(tw>e asset        

managem5t ^u ! completion ( !           
rem$iation2 &  7,c7 maximiz+ !          
effectiv5ess ( s(tw>e deploy$ by !      
ag5cy1 includ+1 to ! ext5t practicable1 
lev]ag+ te*nologies t-- 7i7 provide     
9-dep? analysis ( us] behaviors &       
collect us] fe$back2  7ii7 measure      
actual s(tw>e usage via analytics t c   
id5tify ineffici5cies to assi/ 9        
rationaliz+ s(tw>e sp5d+2  7iii7 all[ = 
segm5tation ( ! us] base2  7iv7 support 
effective gov]nance & compliance 9 ! use
 ( s(tw>e2 &  7v7 support int]op]able   
capabilities betwe5 s(tw>e2  7#b7       
id5tify n few] ?an #e categories (      
s(tw>e ! ag5cy w prioritize = conv]sion 
to ent]prise lic5ses z ! s(tw>e         
entitlem5ts1 contracts1 & o!r agreem5ts 
or arrangem5ts = ^? categories come up =
 r5ewal or r5egotiation2  7#c7 provide  
an e/imate ( ! co/s to move to          
ent]prise1 op5-s\rce1 or o!r lic5ses t d
 n re/rict ! use ( s(tw>e by ! ag5cy1 & 
! project$ co/ sav+s1 effici5cy         
measures1 & improvem5ts to ag5cy        

p]=mance ?r\gh\t ! total s(tw>e         
lifecycle2  7#d7 id5tify pot5tial       
mitigations to m9imize s(tw>e lic5se    
re/rictions on h[ su* s(tw>e c be       
deploy$1 access$1 or us$1 includ+ any   
mitigations t w\ld m9imize any su*      
re/rictions on desktop or s]v] h>dw>e or
 ?r\gh a cl\d s]vice provid]2  7#e7     
ensure t ! pur*ase by ! ag5cy ( any     
ent]prise lic5se or o!r s(tw>e is bas$  
on publicly available crit]ia t are n   
unduly /ructur$ to favor any specific   
v5dor2  7#f7 include any e/imates =     
additional res\rces1 s]vices1 or support
 ! ag5cy may ne$ to execute ! ent]prise 
lic5s+ position plan2  7#g7 provide     
in=mation on ! preval5ce ( s(tw>e       
products 9 use across multiple s(tw>e   
categories2 &  7#h7 include any         
additional in=mation1 data1 or analysis 
det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,*ief ,in=mation  
,(fic]1 or o!r equival5t (ficial1 ( !   
ag5cy4  7c7 ,consultation & coord9ation 
,! ,director1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,*ief   
,in=mation ,(fic]s ,c\ncil1 ! ,*ief     

,acquisition ,(fic]s ,c\ncil1 !         
,adm9i/rator1 & o!r gov]nm5t & indu/ry  
repres5tatives id5tifi$ by ! ,director1 
may e/abli% processes to id5tify1 def9e1
 & h>monize common def9itions1 t]ms &   
conditions1 & o!r in=mation & crit]ia to
 support ag5cy heads 9 develop+ &       
implem5t+ ! plans requir$ by ?is        
section4  7d7 ,support ,! ,*ief         
,in=mation ,(fic]1 or o!r equival5t     
(ficial1 ( an ag5cy may reque/ support f
 ! ,director & ! ,adm9i/rator = any     
analysis or developm5tal ne$s to create 
! plan ( ! ag5cy4  7e7 ,submission ,n   
lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,*ief ,in=mation ,(fic]1 or o!r         
equival5t (ficial1 ( an ag5cy submits ! 
compreh5sive assessm5t pursuant to      
section #c7;c71 ! head ( ! ag5cy %all   
submit to ! ,director1 ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on ,ov]sight
 & ,acc\ntability ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives ! plan ( ! ag5cy4  #e4  
,gov]nm5t-wide /rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 

lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,director1 9 consultation 
) ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,f$]al ,*ief       
,in=mation ,(fic]s ,c\ncil1 %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a /rategy t
 includes-- 7#a7 proposals to support ! 
adoption ( ,gov]nm5t-wide ent]prise     
lic5ses = s(tw>e entitlem5ts id5tifi$   
?r\gh ! compreh5sive assessm5ts & plans1
 includ+1 :]e appropriate1 a co/-b5efit 
analysis2  7#b7 opportunities to lev]age
 ,gov]nm5t procurem5t policies &        
practices to increase int]op]ability (  
s(tw>e entitlem5ts acquir$ & deploy$ to 
r$uce co/s & improve p]=mance2  7#c7 !  
incorporation ( data on sp5d+ by ag5cies
 on1 ! p]=mance (1 & managem5t by       
ag5cies ( s(tw>e entitlem5ts z "p ( !   
in=mation requir$ "u section            
#aacjb7;c77#c77;,b7 ( title #dj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2  7#d7 :]e applicable1     
directions to ag5cies to exam9e options 

& relevant crit]ia = transition+ to     
op5-s\rce s(tw>e2 &  7#e7 any o!r       
in=mation or data collect$ or analyz$ by
 ! ,director4  7b7 ,budget ,submission  
7#a7 ,fir/ budget ,) respect to ! fir/  
budget ( ! ,presid5t submitt$ "u section
 #aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 on or aft] ! date t is #b ye>s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,director %all ensure t ! /rategy       
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 ( ?is section 
& ! plan ( ea* ag5cy are includ$ 9 !    
budget ju/ification mat]ials ( ea* ag5cy
 submitt$ 9 conjunction ) t budget4     
7#b7 ,subsequ5t #e budgets ,) respect to
 ! fir/ #e budgets ( ! ,presid5t        
submitt$ "u section #aaje7;a7 ( title   
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 aft] ! budget 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director   
%all-- 7,a7 designate p]=mance metrics =
 ag5cies = common s(tw>e lic5s+1        
managem5t1 & co/ crit]ia2 &  7,b7 ensure
 t ! progress ( ea* ag5cy t[>d !        
p]=mance metrics is includ$ 9 ! budget  
ju/ification mat]ials ( ! ag5cy submitt$

 9 conjunction ) t budget4  #f4 ,,gao   
report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &     
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on
 ,gov]nm5t-wide tr5ds1 comp>isons among 
ag5cies1 & o!r analyses ( plans & !     
/rategy requir$ "u section #e7;a7 by !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4