2011 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT (§§ 2201 - 2925)
Chapter 165 - ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY (§§ 2771 - 2790)
Section 2784 - Management of purchase cards
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 165 - ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY Sec. 2784 - Management of purchase cards |
Contains | section 2784 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title IX, §933(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 728; amended Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title X, §1007(a), (b)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2633, 2634; Pub. L. 110-417, [div. A], title X, §1003(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4582. |
Statutes at Large References | 113 Stat. 728, 730 116 Stat. 2633, 1572 117 Stat. 1108 121 Stat. 1329 122 Stat. 4582 |
Public Law References | Public Law 106-65, Public Law 107-248, Public Law 107-314, Public Law 108-87, Public Law 110-116, Public Law 110-417 |
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(a)
(b)
(1) That there is a record in the Department of Defense of each holder of a purchase card issued by the Department of Defense for official use, annotated with the limitations on amounts that are applicable to the use of each such card by that purchase card holder.
(2) That the holder of a purchase card and each official with authority to authorize expenditures charged to the purchase card are responsible for—
(A) reconciling the charges appearing on each statement of account for that purchase card with receipts and other supporting documentation; and
(B) forwarding that statement after being so reconciled to the designated disbursing office in a timely manner.
(3) That any disputed purchase card charge, and any discrepancy between a receipt and other supporting documentation and the purchase card statement of account, is resolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable Government-wide purchase card contract entered into by the Administrator of General Services.
(4) That payments on purchase card accounts are made promptly within prescribed deadlines to avoid interest penalties.
(5) That rebates and refunds based on prompt payment on purchase card accounts are properly recorded.
(6) That records of each purchase card transaction (including records on associated contracts, reports, accounts, and invoices) are retained in accordance with standard Government policies on the disposition of records.
(7) That periodic reviews are performed to determine whether each purchase card holder has a need for the purchase card.
(8) That the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Inspector General of the Army, the Naval Inspector General, and the Inspector General of the Air Force perform periodic audits to identify—
(A) potentially fraudulent, improper, and abusive uses of purchase cards;
(B) any patterns of improper card holder transactions, such as purchases of prohibited items; and
(C) categories of purchases that should be made by means other than purchase cards in order to better aggregate purchases and obtain lower prices.
(9) That appropriate training is provided to each purchase card holder and each official with responsibility for overseeing the use of purchase cards issued by the Department of Defense.
(10) That the Department of Defense has specific policies regarding the number of purchase cards issued by various organizations and categories of organizations, the credit limits authorized for various categories of card holders, and categories of employees eligible to be issued purchase cards, and that those policies are designed to minimize the financial risk to the Federal Government of the issuance of the purchase cards and to ensure the integrity of purchase card holders.
(c)
(1) provide—
(A) for the reimbursement of charges for unauthorized or erroneous purchases, in appropriate cases; and
(B) for appropriate adverse personnel actions or other punishment to be imposed in cases in which employees of the Department of Defense violate such regulations or are negligent or engage in misuse, abuse, or fraud with respect to a purchase card, including removal in appropriate cases; and
(2) provide that a violation of such regulations by a person subject to chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is punishable as a violation of section 892 of this title (article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(Added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, §933(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 728; amended Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title X, §1007(a), (b)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2633, 2634; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title X, §1003(a), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4582.)
Amendments2008—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–417 substituted “provide—” for “provide”, added subpar. (A), and substituted “(B) for” for “for”.
2002—Pub. L. 107–314, §1007(b)(1)(A), substituted “purchase” for “credit” in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–314, §1007(a)(1), (b)(1)(B), (C), substituted “Purchase” for “Credit” in heading and “purchase” for “credit” in two places in text and struck out “, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller),” after “Secretary of Defense”.
Subsec. (b)(1) to (6). Pub. L. 107–314, §1007(b)(1)(C), substituted “purchase” for “credit” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (b)(7) to (10). Pub. L. 107–314, §1007(a)(2), added pars. (7) to (10).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–314, §1007(a)(2), added subsec. (c).
RegulationsPub. L. 106–65, div. A, title IX, §933(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 730, provided that: “Regulations under section 2784 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 5, 1999].”
Crediting of RefundsPub. L. 110–116, div. A, title VIII, §8067, Nov. 13, 2007, 121 Stat. 1329, provided that: “Beginning in the current fiscal year and hereafter, refunds attributable to the use of the Government travel card, refunds attributable to the use of the Government Purchase Card and refunds attributable to official Government travel arranged by Government Contracted Travel Management Centers may be credited to operation and maintenance, and research, development, test and evaluation accounts of the Department of Defense which are current when the refunds are received.”
Government Charge Card Accounts: Limitation on Number; Requirements for Issuance; Disciplinary Action for Misuse; ReportPub. L. 107–248, title VIII, §8149, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1572, as amended by Pub. L. 108–87, title VIII, §8144, Sept. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 1108, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
“(2) An individual may not be issued a government purchase charge card or government travel charge card if the individual is found not credit worthy as a result of the evaluation under paragraph (1).
“(3) This subsection shall remain in effect for fiscal year 2004.
“(c)
“(2) The guidelines and procedures under this subsection shall include appropriate disciplinary actions for use of charge cards for purposes, and at establishments, that are inconsistent with the official business of the Department or with applicable standards of conduct.
“(3) The disciplinary actions under this subsection may include—
“(A) the review of the security clearance of the individual involved; and
“(B) the modification or revocation of such security clearance in light of the review.
“(4) The guidelines and procedures under this subsection shall apply uniformly among the Armed Forces and among the elements of the Department.
“(d)
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