Short title

This Act may be cited as the

Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2015

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Strategic sourcing

The term strategic sourcing means analyzing and modifying a Federal agency’s spending patterns to better leverage its purchasing power, reduce costs, and improve overall performance. (2)

Improper payment

The term improper payment has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note).

Office of Federal Charge Card Analytics and Review

(a)

Establishment

The Administrator of General Services shall establish an Office of Federal Charge Card Analytics and Review for improving the use and oversight of purchase and travel card transactions by Federal agencies and programs, including for the general purposes of— (1)identifying, preventing, and recovering improper payments (including fraud), and identifying and preventing other inappropriate use of purchase and travel cards that do not conform with Federal or agency purchase laws, policies, rules, or best practices; and (2)determining opportunities for strategic sourcing. (b)

Duties

The Office shall carry out the following duties: (1)

Interagency Review for Improper Payments and Strategic Sourcing

The review of purchase and travel card transaction data of all Federal agencies for the purposes described in subsection (a). The review shall include transactions for individual Federal agencies as well as across multiple Federal agencies and programs. Findings of potential improper payments (including fraud), opportunities for strategic sourcing, or issues of interest shall be communicated to the appropriate agency officials. The office may, as appropriate, use existing General Services Administration databases of purchase and travel card transaction for the interagency review. This analysis by the Office shall not end the requirement for individual agency oversight as described in the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–194), but shall be considered as complementary and used in coordination with the individual agency. (2)

Analytics library

The establishment of a library of analytics tools and data sources for use by all Federal agencies (including inspectors general) for the purposes described in subsection (a).

Guidance on improving information sharing to curb improper payments

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services and agency heads, and the interagency task force established under section 5, shall issue guidance on improving information sharing by government agencies (including inspectors general) for the purposes of section 3(a)(1). (b)

Elements

The guidance issued under subsection (a) shall— (1)require relevant officials at Federal agencies to identify high-risk merchants and communicate that information to the appropriate level of administration within the agencies; (2)ensure that appropriate officials at Federal agencies review the reports issued by charge card-issuing contractors of potential fraudulent or otherwise inappropriate activity, including the suspension of purchase and travel card accounts, travel card activity outside of the official government travel location, transactions that occur with high risk merchant, and suspicious levels of cash withdrawals; (3)provide for the appropriate sharing of information related to potential fraudulent transactions, fraud schemes, and high risk merchants with the Office of Federal Charge Card Analytics and Review established under section 3 and the appropriate officials in Federal agencies; and (4)other requirements determined appropriate by the Director for the purposes of carrying out this Act.

Interagency task force

(a)

Establishment

The Administrator of General Services and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish and co-chair an interagency task force to develop and share best practices for the purposes described in section 3(a). (b)

Elements

The best practices developed under subsection (a) shall— (1)cover rules, edits, and task order or contract modifications related to charge card-issuing contractors; (2)include the review of purchase and travel card transaction data of all Federal agencies for the purpose of determining strategic sourcing opportunities; and (3)include other best practices as determined by the Administrator and Director. (c)

Meetings

The interagency task force shall meet regularly as determined by the co-chairs, for a duration of three years, and include those agencies as described in section 2 of the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–194) and others identified by the co-chairs.

Reporting requirements

(a)

General services administration report

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator for General Services shall submit a report to Congress on the implementation of this Act, including the metrics used in determining whether the analytic and investigatory efforts have reduced, or contributed to the reduction of, improper payments or improved strategic sourcing. (b)

Agency reports

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each Federal agency described in section 2 of the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–194) shall submit a report to Congress on its activities to implement this Act.