3.0.0 4047 2023-01-11T13:38:25Z 2023-01-11T13:38:25Z House HR 2017-10-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 164 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BUSTOS:H.R. 4047.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H8032]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-10-12T14:02:10Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 2810 HR 2017-12-12 Signed by President. Related bill CRS Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 115 1099 S 2017-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Related bill CRS 2017-10-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-10-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2017-10-23 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes General Services Administration Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Transportation costs Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-10-12 Introduced in House 2018-01-29T22:50:40Z Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop a strategy to expand the use of data analytics in managing government purchase and travel charge card programs for the purpose of:

  • identifying questionable transactions and developing enhanced tools and methods for agency use in identifying questionable transactions and recovering improper payments;
  • identifying potential opportunities for agencies to further leverage administrative process streamlining and cost reduction from purchase and travel card use;
  • developing a set of purchase and travel card metrics and benchmarks for high risk activities to assist agency purchase and travel card management and oversight activities; and
  • developing a plan to create a library of analytics tools and data sources for use by agencies.

The OMB must issue guidance on improving information sharing by government agencies, including by:

  • requiring relevant officials to identify and communicate information about high-risk activities;
  • requiring appropriate agency officials to review the reports issued by charge card-issuing banks on questionable transaction activity and suspicious timing or amounts of cash withdrawals or advances;
  • providing for the appropriate sharing of information related to potential questionable transactions, fraud schemes, and high risk activities with the General Services Administration (GSA) and appropriate federal officials; and
  • considering the recommendations made by Inspectors General or the best practices Inspectors General have identified.

The GSA and the OMB must establish a purchase and travel charge card data management group to develop and share best practices.

The GSA shall report on further potential savings opportunities for government agencies under the federal charge card programs.

]]> Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 Display Title Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the identification and prevention of improper payments and the identification of strategic sourcing opportunities by reviewing and analyzing the use of Federal agency charge cards. Introduced in House 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4047ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4047ih.xml 2017-10-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.