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H.R. 5215, Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 115th
Date Requested May 8, 2018
Requested By House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date Sent May 9, 2018
Description:

H.R. 5215 would prohibit any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) who is found to have knowingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase card holder or approving official. The bill would define actions considered to be misuse of a purchase card. Purchase cards are VA-issued charge cards used to procure authorized supplies and services for the agency.

 

Existing VA policies limit purchase card access for employees found to have knowingly misused such cards. VA’s Inspector General also monitors and reports on purchase card misuse. In addition, other federal policies and practices are designed to prevent purchase card misuse. Because of those ongoing activities, CBO estimates the bill would have no budgetary effect. 

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