[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1603 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1603

     To amend title 18 of the United States Code, to prohibit the 
   unauthorized use of military certificates, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 10, 2003

 Mr. Graham of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was 
       read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 18 of the United States Code, to prohibit the 
   unauthorized use of military certificates, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR FORGERY OF MILITARY DOCUMENTS AND 
              MEDALS.

    Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or knowingly obtains, possesses, 
                manufactures, or sells any military certificate or 
                similar document awarding any decoration or medal,'' 
                after ``colorable imitation thereof,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``2 
                years''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``1 year'' and 
        inserting ``5 years''.
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