§ 3044. Software licensing

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1947

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

   Pub. L. 113–126 title III § 307(a) · 128 Stat. 1390

   Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3044

   July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 109, as added Pub. L. 113–126, title III, § 307(a), July 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1396

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title I, § 109, as added Pub. L. 113–126, title III, § 307(a), July 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 1396

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Title I of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 108 the following new section: “SEC. 109. SOFTWARE LICENSING. “(a) Requirement for Inventories of Software Licenses.— The chief information officer of each element of the intelligence community, in consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community, shall biennially— “(1) conduct an inventory of all existing software licenses of such element, including utilized and unutilized licenses; “(2) assess the actions that could be carried out by such element to achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage; and “(3) submit to the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community each inventory required by paragraph (1) and each assessment required by paragraph (2). “(b) Inventories by the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community.— The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community, based on the inventories and assessments required by subsection (a), shall biennially— “(1) compile an inventory of all existing software licenses of the intelligence community, including utilized and unutilized licenses; and “(2) assess the actions that could be carried out by the intelligence community to achieve the greatest possible economies of scale and associated cost savings in software procurement and usage. “(c) Reports to Congress.— The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a copy of each inventory compiled under subsection (b)(1).” .

2. 2014

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

   Pub. L. 113–293 § 304(1) · 128 Stat. 3990

   1. Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3044(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(1), substituted “usage, including—” for “usage; and” in introductory provisions

   2. Added · 50 U.S.C. § 3044(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(1), added subpars. (A) to (D)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(1), substituted “usage, including—” for “usage; and” in introductory provisions and added subpars. (A) to (D).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking “usage; and” and inserting “usage, including— “(A) increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses; “(B) increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics; “(C) analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and “(D) providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training; and” ;

3. 2014

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

   Pub. L. 113–293 § 304(2)(B) · 128 Stat. 3990

   1. Substituted · 50 U.S.C. § 3044(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(2)(B), substituted “usage, including—” for “usage.” in introductory provisions

   2. Added · 50 U.S.C. § 3044(b)(2)

      Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(2)(B), added subpars. (A) to (D)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(2)(B), substituted “usage, including—” for “usage.” in introductory provisions and added subpars. (A) to (D).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in paragraph (2), by striking “usage.” and inserting “usage, including— “(A) increasing the centralization of the management of software licenses; “(B) increasing the regular tracking and maintaining of comprehensive inventories of software licenses using automated discovery and inventory tools and metrics; “(C) analyzing software license data to inform investment decisions; and “(D) providing appropriate personnel with sufficient software licenses management training; and” ; and

4. 2014

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

   Pub. L. 113–293 § 304(2)(A) · 128 Stat. 3990

   Added · 50 U.S.C. § 3044(b)(3)

   Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(2)(A), (C), added par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(2)(A), (C), added par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

5. 2014

   Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

   Pub. L. 113–293 § 304(3) · 128 Stat. 3990

   Added · 50 U.S.C. § 3044(d)

   Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(3), added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–293, § 304(3), added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Implementation of Recommendations.— Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Director of National Intelligence receives recommendations from the Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community in accordance with subsection (b)(3), the Director of National Intelligence shall, to the extent practicable, issue guidelines for the intelligence community on software procurement and usage based on such recommendations.” .

7 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision