Open-Source Standards Reporting Act of 2024
H.R. 9663118th Congress

Open-Source Standards Reporting Act of 2024

Introduced in the HouseRep. Katie Porter (D-CA-47)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Sep 18, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Open-Source Standards Reporting Act of 2024.

Section 2. Disclosure of standards for implementation of the modular open system approaches for contracts of the Department of Defense

Section 4401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (b) and subsection (c); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

(1) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall make publicly available any standards for implementation of the modular open system approaches for contracts, unless either the Secretary or the service acquisition executive with respect to a specific contract determines not disclose such standards.

(2) For each determination not to disclose such standards made under paragraph (1), the Secretary or the service acquisition executive, as applicable, shall submit to Congress a report that includes a justification for such determination.

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