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“Federal agencies spend billions of dollars a year on software licenses without a full understanding of what they are purchasing and how it compares to what they are already paying for. The result is wasteful spending on duplicative or unnecessary software licenses. H.R. 5457 requires Federal agencies to take an inventory of their software licenses to better understand how it is used, who uses it, and how many licenses go unused. The bill will also provide Congress with better insights into how our Federal agencies purchase and use software. This bill improves government software purchasing without unduly limiting the procurement options of Federal agencies. It requires each agency to better manage its software and develop a plan for addressing any costly, unnecessary licenses. This will reduce wasteful spending and improve government efficiency. I thank Ms. Brown for bringing this important legislation back to this Congress. I also thank Mr. Fallon and Ms. Mace for their early and continued support of this bill. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill.”