MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PURCHASE CARDS BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.

SEC. 501. MISUSE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PURCHASE CARDS BY DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.(a) In General.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:“§ 728. Misuse of Department purchase cards“(a) In General.—(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) Misuse.—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.” .(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 728 the following new item: “728. Misuse of Department purchase cards.”.