§ 301-51.2 — -51.2 Exemptions From Mandatory Use Of The Government Contractor-issued Travel Charge Card

(a) The Administrator of General Services exempts from mandatory use of the Government contractor-issued travel charge card any payment, person, type or class of payments, or type or class of personnel in any case in which—

(1) It is in the best interest of the United States to do so;

(2) Payment through a travel charge card is impractical or imposes unreasonable burdens or costs on Federal employees or Federal agencies; or

(3) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security (for the Coast Guard) requests an exemption for members of their uniformed services.

(4) The Administrator of General Services has exempted the following classes of employees from mandatory use of the Government contractor-issued travel charge card:

(i) Employees who have a pending application for the Government contractor-issued travel charge card;

(ii) Employees for which issuance of the Government contractor-issued travel charge card would adversely affect the mission or put the employee at risk; or

(iii) Employees who are not eligible to receive a Government contractor-issued travel charge card.

(b) The head of a Federal agency or their designee(s) may exempt any payment, person, type or class of payments, or type or class of agency personnel if the exemption is determined to be necessary in the interest of the agency. Agencies must notify the Administrator of General Services, Office of Government-wide Policy, at travelpolicy@gsa.gov, within 30 days after granting an exemption from the mandatory use of the Government contractor-issued travel charge card, stating the reasons for the exemption.