,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aa1 #bjbe   
,ms4 ,ern/ 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 
& ,mr4 ,lee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ! heads ( ag5cies to e/abli% a  
policy ) respect to ! deactivation (    
*>ge c>ds ( employees sep>at+ f ! ag5cy1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,deactivat+ & 
,elim9at+ ,c>ds ,l9k$ to ,inactive or   
,nonexi/5t ,employees ,act or ! ,,decl9e
 ,act4  #b4  ,deactivation ( *>ge c>ds  
^u employee sep>ation  7a7  ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy
 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #egja 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7  
,*>ge c>d  ,! t]m *>ge c>d means a      
pur*ase c>d1 travel c>d1 or o!r =m (    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t paym5t c>d--  7,a7     
issu$ by an ag5cy2 &  7,b7 assign$ to an
 employee ( an ag5cy4  7#c7  ,cov]$     

individual  ,! t]m cov]$ individual--   
7,a7 means an individual :o is dis*>g$1 
sep>ates1 retires1 or o!rwise ceases    
employm5t ) an ag5cy2 &  7,b7 includes  
an individual :o1 be=e ! dis*>ge1       
sep>ation1 or cease ( employm5t describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 held--  7i7 a      
position describ$ 9 section #ecab1      
#ecac1 #ecad1 or #ecae ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7ii7 a nonc>e]    
,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice position1 z   
def9$ 9 section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7iii7 a position
 9 ! executive bran* ( a confid5tial or 
policy-det]m9+ "* describ$ 9 s*$ule ,c (
 subp>t ,c ( "p #bac ( title #e1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations4  7b7  ,policy  ,n 
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! *ief f9ancial (fic] or ! 
functional equival5t (fic] ( ea* ag5cy1 
9 consultation ) ! *ief human capital   
(fic] or ! functional equival5t ( ea*   
ag5cy1 %all e/abli% & implem5t a policy 
requir+ t1 z "p ( ! (ficial sep>ation   
process f ! ag5cy ( a cov]$ individual &

 ) respect to any *>ge c>d assign$ to ! 
cov]$ individual--  7#a7 ! cov]$        
individual returns ! *>ge c>d to !      
ag5cy2  7#b7 p]sonnel ( ! ag5cy         
physically secure ! *>ge c>d2  7#c7 !   
cov]$ individual remove ! *>ge c>d f any
 digital wallet or electronic device    
own$ by ! cov]$ individual or issu$ to !
 cov]$ individual 9 connection ) !      
employm5t ( ! cov]$ individual at !     
ag5cy2  7#d7 appropriate ag5cy p]sonnel 
imm$iately deactivate ! *>ge c>d & close
 or susp5d ! acc\nt associat$ ) ! *>ge  
c>d 9 accordance ) ag5cy proc$ures2 &   
7#e7 appropriate ag5cy p]sonnel report !
 *>ge c>d to ! issu+ f9ancial in/itution
 z no long] valid = use or reissuance 9 
connection ) ! cov]$ individual4  7c7   
,,gao review ( ag5cy compliance  ,n lat]
 ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &    
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     

,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a     
report t includes--  7#a7 ! numb] ( *>ge
 c>ds issu$ & deactivat$ by ea* ag5cy2  
7#b7 ! ext5t to :i* ag5cies h e/abli%$  
int]nal controls to monitor *>ge c>d use
 & address misuse1 fraud1 or r$undant   
c>d issuance2  7#c7 ! /atus ( !         
implem5tation ( subsection 7b7 by ea*   
ag5cy2  7#d7 ! total am\nt ea* ag5cy    
paid 9 *>ge c>d late fees dur+ ! prec$+ 
#a-ye> p]iod2 &  7#e7 ! ext5t to :i*    
ag5cies submit requir$ managem5t reports
 ?r\gh ! electronic access sy/em ( !    
bank ) :i* ! ag5cy has a contract1      
includ+ a summ>y ( ! report data (      
select$ ag5cies1 su* z acc\nt activity1 
disputes1 & unusual sp5d+ patt]ns4