To require the heads of agencies to establish a policy with respect to the deactivation of charge cards of employees separating from the agency, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the heads of agencies to establish a policy with respect to the
deactivation of charge cards of employees separating from the agency, and for other
purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deactivating and Eliminating Cards Linked to Inactive or Nonexistent Employees Act or the DECLINE Act.
- Section id69428769c41341a7b1c07a67a00dfab7: 2. Deactivation of charge cards upon employee separation In this section: The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 5701 of title 5, United...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the heads of agencies to establish a policy with respect to the deactivation of charge cards of employees separating from the agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the heads of agencies to establish a policy with respect to the deactivation of charge cards of employees separating from the agency, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Ernst (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Lee) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a purchase card, travel card, or other form of Federal Government payment card— issued by an agency
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