1. (a) In General.—

   1. (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. (2) Such a prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.

2. (b) Misuse.— For purposes of this section, the term “misuse” means—

   1. (1) splitting purchases;
   2. (2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits or purchase thresholds;
   3. (3) purchasing any unauthorized item;
   4. (4) using a purchase card without being an authorized purchase card holder; or
   5. (5) violating ethics standards.

(Added Pub. L. 115–407, title V, § 501(a), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5376.)