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Union Calendar No. 535 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5215 
[Report No. 115–692] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to prohibit employees found to have knowingly misused Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card 
holders or approving officials. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2018 
Mr. BERGMAN (for himself, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. BOST, and Mr. 
DUNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 21, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. COFFMAN 
MAY 21, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found 
to have knowingly misused Department of Veterans Af-
fairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card hold-
ers or approving officials. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Affairs Pur-
chase Card Misuse Mitigation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
PURCHASE CARDS BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOY-
EES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall prohibit any 
employee of the Department who the Secretary or the In-
spector General of the Department determines has know-
ingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase 
card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall 
be in addition to any other applicable penalty. 
‘‘(b) MISUSE.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘misuse’ means— 
‘‘(1) splitting purchases; 
‘‘(2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits 
or purchase thresholds; 
‘‘(3) purchasing any unauthorized item; 
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‘‘(4) using a purchase card without being an 
authorized purchase card holder; or 
‘‘(5) violating ethics standards.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 725 the following new 
item: 
‘‘727. Misuse of Department purchase cards.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 535 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5215 
[Report No. 115–692] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit em-
ployees found to have knowingly misused Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from 
serving as purchase card holders or approving of-
ficials. 
MAY 21, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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