§ 728 - Misuse of Department purchase cards

CHAPTER 7— EMPLOYEES › SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL EMPLOYEE MATTERS

(a)(1) The Secretary shall prohibit any employee of the Department who the Secretary or the Inspector General of the Department determines has knowingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase card holder or approving official.

(a)(2) Such a prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.

(b) For purposes of this section, the term “misuse” means—

(b)(1) splitting purchases;

(b)(2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits or purchase thresholds;

(b)(3) purchasing any unauthorized item;

(b)(4) using a purchase card without being an authorized purchase card holder; or

(b)(5) violating ethics standards.