123STA T .69 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 09 ‘ ‘ (B)Thet e rm ‘ func t io n s c l osel ya ssociate dw ith inher - ently g o v ernmental functions ’ means the functions descri b ed in section 7.503 (d) of the F ederal A c q uisition R egulation. ‘‘( 6 )A P P LICAB ILI TY . — This subsection shall not a p ply to the D epartment of Defense.’’. SE C. 737. N one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to O ffice of M anagement and Budget C ircular A – 76 or any other administrative regulation , directive, or policy. SEC. 73 8 . (a) Section 142 (a) of division A of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 200 9 ( P ublic L aw 110–329
122 Stat. 3580) is amended by stri k ing ‘‘Security.’’ and inserting ‘‘Security and shall apply to civilian employees in the Department of Defense who are represented by a labor organi z ation as defined in section 7103(a)(4) of title 5, U nited States Code.’’. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Consolidated Security, Dis- aster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. SEC. 739. Unless otherwise authorized by e x isting law, none of the funds provided in this Act or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. SEC. 740. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act) and regulations imple- menting that section. SEC. 741. E ach executive department and agency shall evaluate the creditworthiness of an individual before issuing the individual a government travel charge card. Such evaluations for individually- billed travel charge cards shall include an assessment of the individ- ual’s consumer report from a consumer reporting agency as those terms are defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Public Law 91–508)
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d, That the department or agency may not issue a government travel charge card to an individual that either lacks a credit history or is found to have an unsatisfac- tory credit history as a result of this evaluation: Provided fu r th er, That this restriction shall not preclude issuance of a restricted- use charge, debit, or stored value card made in accordance with agency procedures to: (1) an individual with an unsatisfactory credit history where such card is used to pay travel expenses and the agency determines there is no suitable alternative payment mecha- nism available before issuing the card; or (2) an individual who lacks a credit history. Each executive department and agency shall establish guidelines and procedures for disciplinary actions to be taken against agency personnel for improper, fraudulent, or abusive use of government charge cards, which shall include appropriate disciplinary actions for use of charge cards for purposes, and at establishments, that are inconsistent with the official business of the Department or agency or with applicable standards of conduct. Guidel i n e s.Proc edures. 5USC 5 701 no t e. N e w s stor y . 5USC5 3 03 note. 5 USC 5303 note.
