§ 728 — Misuse Of Department Purchase Cards

(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) 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.