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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ebae
  ,report ,no4 #aae-fib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,b]gman 7= himself1 ,miss ,rice (  
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 & ,mr4 ,dunn7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs     
,may #ba1 #bjah;,additional sponsor3    
,mr4 ,c(fman  ,may #ba1 #bjah ,committ$ 
to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on !    
,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to prohibit employees 
f\nd to h kn[+ly misus$ ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs pur*ase c>ds f s]v+ z 
pur*ase c>d hold]s or approv+ (ficials4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,affairs ,pur*ase ,c>d       
,misuse ,mitigation ,act4  #b4 ,misuse (
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs pur*ase  
c>ds by ,dep>tm5t employees  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,*apt] #g ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+ new section3  #gbg4 ,misuse (  
,dep>tm5t pur*ase c>ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y %all prohibit any employee ( !
 ,dep>tm5t :o ! ,secret>y or !          
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t det]m9es
 has kn[+ly misus$ a pur*ase c>d f s]v+ 
z a pur*ase c>d hold] or approv+        
(ficial4 ,su* a prohibition %all be 9   
addition to any o!r applicable p5alty4  
7b7 ,misuse ,= purposes ( ?is section1 !
 t]m misuse means-- 7#a7 splitt+        
pur*ases2  7#b7 exce$+ applicable       
pur*ase c>d limits or pur*ase ?re%olds2 
7#c7 pur*as+ any unau?oriz$ item2  7#d7 
us+ a pur*ase c>d )\t be+ an au?oriz$   
pur*ase c>d hold]2 or  7#e7 violat+     
e?ics /&>ds4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*     
*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #gbe ! foll[+ new     
item3  #gbg4 ,misuse ( ,dep>tm5t pur*ase
 c>ds4  4  ,may #ba1 #bjah ,committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$