,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #afaf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ah1 #bjae ,mr4 ,carper 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4 ,johnson7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to provide for the identification and prevention of improper payments and the identification of strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing the use of ,federal agency charge cards4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,saving ,federal ,dollars ,through ,better ,use of ,government ,purchase and ,travel ,cards ,act of #bjae4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,strategic sourcing ,the term strategic sourcing means analyzing and modifying a ,federal agency's spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing power1 reduce costs1 and improve overall performance4 7#b7 ,improper payment ,the term improper payment has the meaning given the term in section #b of the ,improper ,payments ,information ,act of #bjjb 7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #ccba note74 #c4 ,office of ,federal ,charge ,card ,analytics and ,review 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall establish an ,office of ,federal ,charge ,card ,analytics and ,review for improving the use and oversight of purchase and travel card transactions by ,federal agencies and programs1 including for the general purposes of-- 7#a7 identifying1 preventing1 and recovering improper payments 7including fraud71 and identifying and preventing other inappropriate use of purchase and travel cards that do not conform with ,federal or agency purchase laws1 policies1 rules1 or best practices2 and 7#b7 determining opportunities for strategic sourcing4 7b7 ,duties ,the ,office shall carry out the following duties3 7#a7 ,interagency ,review for ,improper ,payments and ,strategic ,sourcing ,the review of purchase and travel card transaction data of all ,federal agencies for the purposes described in subsection 7a74 ,the review shall include transactions for individual ,federal agencies as well as across multiple ,federal agencies and programs4 ,findings of potential improper payments 7including fraud71 opportunities for strategic sourcing1 or issues of interest shall be communicated to the appropriate agency officials4 ,the office may1 as appropriate1 use existing ,general ,services ,administration databases of purchase and travel card transaction for the interagency review4 ,this analysis by the ,office shall not end the requirement for individual agency oversight as described in the ,government ,charge ,card ,abuse ,prevention ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-aid71 but shall be considered as complementary and used in coordination with the individual agency4 7#b7 ,analytics library ,the establishment of a library of analytics tools and data sources for use by all ,federal agencies 7including inspectors general7 for the purposes described in subsection 7a74 #d4 ,guidance on improving information sharing to curb improper payments 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 in consultation with the ,administrator of ,general ,services and agency heads1 and the interagency task force established under section #e1 shall issue guidance on improving information sharing by government agencies 7including inspectors general7 for the purposes of section #c7;a77#a74 7b7 ,elements ,the guidance issued under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 require relevant officials at ,federal agencies to identify high-risk merchants and communicate that information to the appropriate level of administration within the agencies2 7#b7 ensure that appropriate officials at ,federal agencies review the reports issued by charge card-issuing contractors of potential fraudulent or otherwise inappropriate activity1 including the suspension of purchase and travel card accounts1 travel card activity outside of the official government travel location1 transactions that occur with high risk merchant1 and suspicious levels of cash withdrawals2 7#c7 provide for the appropriate sharing of information related to potential fraudulent transactions1 fraud schemes1 and high risk merchants with the ,office of ,federal ,charge ,card ,analytics and ,review established under section #c and the appropriate officials in ,federal agencies2 and 7#d7 other requirements determined appropriate by the ,director for the purposes of carrying out this ,act4 #e4 ,interagency task force 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services and the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget shall establish and co-chair an interagency task force to develop and share best practices for the purposes described in section #c7;a74 7b7 ,elements ,the best practices developed under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 cover rules1 edits1 and task order or contract modifications related to charge card-issuing contractors2 7#b7 include the review of purchase and travel card transaction data of all ,federal agencies for the purpose of determining strategic sourcing opportunities2 and 7#c7 include other best practices as determined by the ,administrator and ,director4 7c7 ,meetings ,the interagency task force shall meet regularly as determined by the co-chairs1 for a duration of three years1 and include those agencies as described in section #b of the ,government ,charge ,card ,abuse ,prevention ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-aid7 and others identified by the co-chairs4 #f4 ,reporting requirements 7a7 ,general services administration report ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator for ,general ,services shall submit a report to ,congress on the implementation of this ,act1 including the metrics used in determining whether the analytic and investigatory efforts have reduced1 or contributed to the reduction of1 improper payments or improved strategic sourcing4 7b7 ,agency reports ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the head of each ,federal agency described in section #b of the ,government ,charge ,card ,abuse ,prevention ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-aid7 shall submit a report to ,congress on its activities to implement this ,act4