I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5408 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2010 Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Putnam) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to change the state of mind requirement for certain identity theft offenses, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2010.

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State of mind requirement for identity theft and aggravated identity theft

Section 1028 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j)

State of mind proof requirement

In a prosecution under subsection (a)(7) or under section 1028A(a), the Government need not prove that the defendant knew the means of identification was of another person. .