2BDoD 7000.14-R Financial Management Regulation Volume 9, Chapter 3
*July 2013
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A. Standard Travel Card (e.g., IBA). Standard cards are issued to individuals
with a qualifying credit score (FICO score of 660+). The credit, cash, and retail limits will be as
prescribed by the Department. Standard accounts are activated upon verification of receipt of the
card. The APC, CPM, or DTMO have the authority to increase the limits on a temporary basis,
as needed/when requested, to meet mission requirements. Commanders and supervisors must
validate the requirement to increase the limit. Limits are raised on a temporary basis not to
exceed 12 months and can be accomplished within the travel card vendor’s electronic access
system or by contacting the travel card vendor. Approval authority/limits within the Department
are communicated to the travel card vendor through the DTMO. Commanders and supervisors
may, through their APCs, decrease the available cash limit to reduce the potential for
unnecessary cash withdrawals.
B. Restricted Travel Card (e.g., IBA). Restricted cards are issued to
individuals with a non-qualifying credit score (FICO score of 500-659), individuals with no
credit history, or to selected individuals as directed by their commander or supervisor.
Individuals who do not consent to a credit check, but still require a travel card will be issued a
restricted card. The credit, cash, and retail limits will be as prescribed by the Department.
Restricted travel cards are the same in appearance as standard cards; however, they will remain
in an inactive status after receipt verification of the card. The cardholder must contact their APC
to request activation of the card for each period of travel. The APC will only activate restricted
travel cards for official travel periods. The APC will deactivate restricted travel cards upon
completion of official travel unless mission requirements dictate otherwise. The credit, cash, and
retail limits will be as prescribed by the Department. In the same manner as standard cards,
APCs, CPMs and the DTMO are authorized to raise these limits temporarily in order to meet
mission requirements. Limits are raised on a temporary basis not to exceed six months and can
be accomplished within the travel card vendor’s electronic access system. Commanders and
supervisors may, through their APCs, decrease the available cash limit to reduce the potential for
unnecessary cash withdrawals.
030302. Centrally Billed Accounts (CBAs)
A CBA is a travel card account issued to a DoD activity. CBAs are issued to make travel
arrangements and must be used in lieu of issuing a Government Transportation Request
(SF 1169) for payment purposes. Payments are subject to the “Prompt Payment Act of 1982,”
(Prompt Payment Act), as amended. These accounts contain a unique prefix that identifies the
account as a CBA for official federal government travel. This prefix also identifies the account
as eligible for government travel rates including city pair rates and tax exemption. The APC
must forward any request to establish a CBA or increase a credit limit to the appropriate CPM
for approval. For information on disputes, see subparagraph 031202.C. The CPMs will also
ensure that annual reviews are performed to monitor credit limits and card utilization. CBAs are
issued for the following purposes:
A. Transportation Accounts. Transportation CBA travel card accounts are
issued to DoD activities for use in purchasing transportation, including airline tickets, bus tickets,
and rail tickets. CBA Transportation accounts will only be used when a traveler has not been
issued an IBA or is exempt from mandatory use of the travel card. These purchases are made