[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 457 Reported in Senate (RS)]


                                                       Calendar No. 438
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 457

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue 
       guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of 
micropurchases made with Governmentwide commercial purchase cards, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 18, 2005

Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Levin, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. 
Akaka) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                              May 19, 2006

                Reported by Ms. Collins, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue 
       guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of 
micropurchases made with Governmentwide commercial purchase cards, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Purchase Card Waste Elimination Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR GUIDANCE.

    (a) Office of Management and Budget Policy Guidance.--Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines to assist 
the heads of executive agencies in improving the management of the use 
of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card for making 
micropurchases. The Director shall include guidelines on the following 
matters:
            (1) Analysis of purchase card expenditures to identify 
        opportunities for achieving savings through micropurchases made 
        in economical volumes.
            (2) Negotiation of discount agreements with major vendors 
        accepting the purchase card.
            (3) Establishment of communication programs to ensure that 
        purchase card holders receive information pertaining to the 
        availability of discounts, including programs for the training 
        of purchase card holders on the availability of discounts.
            (4) Assessment of cardholder purchasing practices, 
        including use of discount agreements.
            (5) Collection and dissemination of best practices and 
        successful strategies for achieving savings in micropurchases.
    (b) General Services Administration.--The Administrator of General 
Services shall <DELETED>direct the purchase card program manager of the 
General Services Administration</DELETED>--
            (1) <DELETED>to continue</DELETED> continue efforts to 
        improve reporting by financial institutions that issue the 
        Governmentwide commercial purchase card so that the General 
        Services Administration has the data needed to identify 
        opportunities for achieving savings; and
            (2) <DELETED>to ensure that the acquisition center 
        contracting officers of the General Services Administration</DELETED> 
        actively pursue point-of-sale discounts with major vendors 
        accepting the purchase card so that any Federal Government 
        purchaser using the purchase card can benefit from such point-
        of-sale discounts.
    (c) Agency Reporting Requirement.--<DELETED>The purchase card 
program manager</DELETED> The senior procurement executive for each 
executive agency shall, as directed by the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget, submit to the Director periodic reports on the 
actions taken in such executive agency pursuant to the guidelines 
issued under subsection (a).
    (d) Congressional Oversight.--Not later than December 31 of the 
year following the year in which this Act is enacted, and December 31 
of each of the ensuing three years, the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report summarizing 
the progress made during the fiscal year ending in the year in which 
such report is due--
            (1) in improving the management of the use of the 
        Governmentwide commercial purchase card for making 
        micropurchases; and
            (2) in achieving savings in micropurchases made with such 
        card, expressed in terms of <DELETED>savings achieved by each 
        executive agency</DELETED> average savings achieved by each 
        executive agency in the use of discount agreements identified 
        in subsection (a) and the total savings achieved 
        Governmentwide.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
        Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
            (2) The term ``micropurchase'' means a purchase in an 
        amount not in excess of the micropurchase threshold, as defined 
        in section 32 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 428).

SEC. 3. PAYMENTS TO FEDERAL CONTRACTORS WITH FEDERAL TAX DEBT.

    The General Services Administration, in conjunction with the 
Internal Revenue Service and the Financial Management Service, shall 
develop procedures to subject purchase card payments to Federal 
contractors to the Federal Payment Levy program.

SEC. 4. REPORTING OF AIR TRAVEL BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Annual Reports Required.--The Administrator of the General 
Services shall submit annually to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives a report on all first class and 
business class travel by employees of each executive agency undertaken 
at the expense of the Federal Government.
    (b) Content.--The reports submitted pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall include, at a minimum, with respect to each travel by first class 
or business class--
            (1) the names of each traveler;
            (2) the date of travel;
            (3) the points of origination and destination;
            (4) the cost of the first class or business class travel; 
        and
            (5) the cost difference between such travel and travel by 
        coach class.
    (c) Executive Agency Defined.--In this section, the term 
``executive agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 4 of 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
                                                       Calendar No. 438

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 457

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                                 A BILL

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue 
       guidance for, and provide oversight of, the management of 
micropurchases made with Governmentwide commercial purchase cards, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                              May 19, 2006

                        Reported with amendments