The SHARE IT Act: New Rules for Federal Software Sharing
December 23, 2024
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The Frame
This law changes how federal agencies manage and procure software, aiming to reduce redundant development costs by allowing agencies to reuse existing code, while requiring new contract terms that ensure the government retains ownership rights.
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Federal Agencies
Agencies must update procurement contracts, store custom code in repositories, and report on code sharing and exemptions.
Software Contractors
Contractors must provide the government with rights to share and modify custom-developed code produced under future contracts.
Federal Employees
Employees involved in software development must follow new repository and sharing procedures.
Last recorded activity December 23, 2024.
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Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does this law apply to all government software?
Will this cost taxpayers more money?
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Why It Matters
This law changes how federal agencies manage and procure software, aiming to reduce redundant development costs by allowing agencies to reuse existing code, while requiring new contract terms that ensure the government retains ownership rights.
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Lobbying Activity
ACTE
2026
“Providing information surrounding the benefits of supporting career and technical education (CTE); Supporting the work of the House and Senate CTE Caucuses; Supporting the Skills Saving Account Act, H.R. 464; Supporting the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, S.4576/H.R.8896; Providing input for K-12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act, H.R. 8747; Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act, S. 4597/H.R.8937; opposing Interagency Agreements between the Department of Education and other agencies; sharing recommendations for the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.”
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
ADVANCED POLICY CONSULTING, LLC
on behalf of AMERICAN CEMENT ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION)
PRIME POLICY GROUP
on behalf of NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2024
“Telehealth Artificial intelligence Appropriations Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act Helping Kids Cope Act UFIGHT Act Affordable housing Breast cancer innovation End Drug Shortages Act ”
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2024
“Price Transparency Value Based Care Telehealth Appropriations Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act PROTECT Rare Act PACT Act Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act The SUPPORT Act ”
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
2023
“Artificial Intelligence Price Transparency Value Based Care Health Equity Pharmacy Issues Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Telehealth Quantum computing Appropriations PACT Act Food Insecurity Mental Health ”
(C) MANAGEMENT INC.
on behalf of Association of Community Cancer Centers
2019
“ACCC advocated to the US House of Representatives and US Senate on the following issues: (1) passage of a federal oral parity bill in US Congress in support of H.R. 1730 (Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019) and S. 741 (Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019) to see the same out of pocket cost sharing for oral chemotherapy as IV chemotherapy and (2) passage of H.R. 913 CLINICAL TREATMENT Act in support of Medicaid funding for routine care costs for cancer patients in clinical trials.”
Ally Financial Inc.
2013
“Proposals regarding financial regulatory reform implementation- relating to consumer loans, regulatory oversight and consumer products, implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 including HR 613 The Systemic Risk Mitigation Act of 2013; S.451 Dodd-Frank Wallstreet Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2013; Financial Literacy & Education Efforts.”
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Mandatory Government-Wide Code Reuse
The Act shifts federal IT policy from siloed development to a 'share-by-default' model for custom software, explicitly requiring agencies to secure modification rights in contracts.
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