§ 728. Misuse of Department purchase cards

• (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.
  • (2) Such a prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.
• (b) 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;
  • (4) using a purchase card without being an authorized purchase card holder; or
  • (5) violating ethics standards.