Senate Bill 1443
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 27, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1443
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Department of Defense Software Management Improvement Act of 2017
This bill modifies Department of Defense (DOD) software devleopment standards to permit the use of open source software. Open source software is software with a source code that any individual can inspect, modify, and enhance. A software contractor must release source code and related technical data for such software in a public repository approved by DOD. DOD shall apply open source licenses to existing custom-developed computer software and release related source code and technical data into the repository.
June 27, 2017
06/27/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
06/27/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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