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PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 729 of all credit cards and convenience checks that are issued to Department of Defense personnel for official use. Those regulations shall be consistent with regulations that apply Government-wide regarding use of credit cards by Government personnel for official purposes. "(b) REQUIRED SAFEGUARDS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS.— Regulations under subsection (a) shall include safeguards and internal controls to ensure the following: "(1) That there is a record in the Department of Defense of each holder of a credit card issued by the Department of Defense for official use, annotated with the limitations on amounts that are applicable to the use of each such card by that credit card holder. "(2) That the holder of a credit card and each official with authority to authorize expenditures charged to the credit card are responsible for— "(A) reconciling the charges appearing on each statement of account for that credit card with receipts and other supporting documentation; and "(B) forwarding that statement after being so reconciled to the designated disbursing office in a timely manner. "(3) That any disputed credit card charge, and any discrepancy between a receipt and other supporting documentation and the credit card statement of account, is resolved in the manner prescribed in the applicable Government-wide credit card contract entered into by the Administrator of General Services. "(4) That payments on credit card accounts are made promptly within prescribed deadlines to avoid interest penalties. "(5) That rebates and refunds based on prompt payment on credit card accounts are properly recorded. "(6) That records of each credit card transaction (including records on associated contracts, reports, accounts, and invoices) are retained in accordance with standard Government policies on the disposition of records. '*§ 2785. Remittance addresses: regulation of alterations "The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall prescribe regulations setting forth controls on alteration of remittance addresses. Those regulations shall ensure that— "(1) a remittance address for a disbursement that is provided by an officer or employee of the Department of Defense authorizing or requesting the disbursement is not altered by any officer or employee of the department authorized to prepare the disbursement; and "(2) a remittance address for a disbursement is altered only if the alteration— "(A) is requested by the person to whom the disbursement is authorized to be remitted; and "(B) is made by an officer or employee authorized to do so who is not an officer or employee referred to in paragraph (1).".