,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #aa1
 #bjbe ,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,mrs4  
,blackburn1 and ,mr4 ,lee7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the    
heads of agencies to establish a policy 
with respect to the deactivation of     
charge cards of employees separating    
from the agency1 and for other purposes4
  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act may be  
cited as the ,deactivating and          
,eliminating ,cards ,linked to ,inactive
 or ,nonexistent ,employees ,act or the 
,,decline ,act4  #b4  ,deactivation of  
charge cards upon employee separation   
7a7  ,definitions  ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency has the   
meaning given the term in section #egja 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#b7  ,charge card  ,the term charge    
card means a purchase card1 travel card1

 or other form of ,federal ,government  
payment card--  7,a7 issued by an       
agency2 and  7,b7 assigned to an        
employee of an agency4  7#c7  ,covered  
individual  ,the term covered           
individual-- 7,a7 means an individual   
who is discharged1 separates1 retires1  
or otherwise ceases employment with an  
agency2 and  7,b7 includes an individual
 who1 before the discharge1 separation1 
or cease of employment described in     
subparagraph 7,a71 held--  7i7 a        
position described in section #ecab1    
#ecac1 #ecad1 or #ecae of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code2  7ii7 a noncareer
 ,senior ,executive ,service position1  
as defined in section #cacb7;a7 of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7iii7 a
 position in the executive branch of a  
confidential or policy-determining      
character described in schedule ,c of   
subpart ,c of part #bac of title #e1    
,code of ,federal ,regulations4  7b7    
,policy  ,not later than #cj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 

chief financial officer or the          
functional equivalent officer of each   
agency1 in consultation with the chief  
human capital officer or the functional 
equivalent of each agency1 shall        
establish and implement a policy        
requiring that1 as part of the official 
separation process from the agency of a 
covered individual and with respect to  
any charge card assigned to the covered 
individual--  7#a7 the covered          
individual returns the charge card to   
the agency2  7#b7 personnel of the      
agency physically secure the charge     
card2  7#c7 the covered individual      
remove the charge card from any digital 
wallet or electronic device owned by the
 covered individual or issued to the    
covered individual in connection with   
the employment of the covered individual
 at the agency2  7#d7 appropriate agency
 personnel immediately deactivate the   
charge card and close or suspend the    
account associated with the charge card 
in accordance with agency procedures2   

and  7#e7 appropriate agency personnel  
report the charge card to the issuing   
financial institution as no longer valid
 for use or reissuance in connection    
with the covered individual4  7c7  ,,gao
 review of agency compliance  ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,comptroller ,general of
 the ,united ,states shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives a report that          
includes--  7#a7 the number of charge   
cards issued and deactivated by each    
agency2  7#b7 the extent to which       
agencies have established internal      
controls to monitor charge card use and 
address misuse1 fraud1 or redundant card
 issuance2  7#c7 the status of the      
implementation of subsection 7b7 by each
 agency2  7#d7 the total amount each    
agency paid in charge card late fees    

during the preceding #a-year period2 and
  7#e7 the extent to which agencies     
submit required management reports      
through the electronic access system of 
the bank with which the agency has a    
contract1 including a summary of the    
report data of selected agencies1 such  
as account activity1 disputes1 and      
unusual spending patterns4