115 HR 506 RH: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017 U.S. House of Representatives 2018-03-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 456 115th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 506 [Report No. 115–599] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2017 Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida (for himself and Mr. Deutch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary March 14, 2018 Additional sponsors: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Faso, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Soto, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mrs. Handel, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stivers, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Meadows March 14, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 12, 2017 A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017.

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Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans

(a)

In general

Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

1352.

Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits

(a)Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran’s benefits for that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (b)In this section— (1)the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and (2)the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran.

. (b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits..

March 14, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed