VAMOSA Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6654 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6654 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a comprehensive policy for managing software assets throughout the Department, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a comprehensive policy for managing software assets throughout the Department, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Affairs Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act of 2025'' or the ``VAMOSA Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT-WIDE SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 534. Department-wide software asset management policy ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall ensure coordination between the Chief Information Officer and such other officers as the Secretary considers appropriate to establish and implement a comprehensive policy for managing software assets. ``(b) Minimum Elements.--The policy required by subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, provide for the following: ``(1) Maintaining a comprehensive inventory of software assets. ``(2) Assessing interoperability and license restrictions with respect to those assets. ``(3) Identifying and eliminating wast