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                                                 Union Calendar No. 468
112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1775

                          [Report No. 112-650]

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense 
         relating to fraudulent claims about military service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2011

Mr. Heck (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Heller, 
  Mr. Platts, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Wilson of 
 South Carolina, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Crawford, Mr. McKeon, Mr. West, Mr. 
Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
Thornberry, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Johnson of 
  Ohio, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Walden, Mr. 
     Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mr. Long) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

                           September 10, 2012

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Rehberg, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mrs. Adams, 
    Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Daniel E. Lungren of California, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
 Kissell, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Womack, 
   Mr. Fincher, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Davis of Kentucky, Mr. 
 Ribble, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. 
  Fortenberry, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Crenshaw, 
   Mrs. Black, Mr. Amodei, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Renacci, Mrs. Noem, Mr. 
 Bilirakis, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cole, Mr. Roe 
 of Tennessee, Mr. Barrow, Mr. Critz, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boustany, Mr. 
Courtney, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rigell, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
   Austria, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Wittman, Ms. Hayworth, Mr. Roskam, Mr. 
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Marino, Ms. Jenkins, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Scott 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Schilling, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
 Westmoreland, Mr. Coffman of Colorado, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Shuler, 
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Harris, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
  Peterson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Flores, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. 
 Chabot, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Bishop of 
    Georgia, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Canseco, and Mr. Bass of New Hampshire

                           September 10, 2012

Reported with amendments, 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]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense 
         relating to fraudulent claims about military service.


 


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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Stolen Valor Act of 
2011''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CRIMINAL OFFENSE RELATING TO CERTAIN 
              MISREPRESENTATIONS ABOUT MILITARY SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Misrepresentations About Military Service.--Chapter 47 
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 1041. Certain misrepresentations about military 
              service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Offense.--Whoever, with intent to obtain anything of 
value, knowingly makes a misrepresentation regarding his or her 
military service, shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) if the misrepresentation is that such 
        individual served in a combat zone, served in a special 
        operations force, or was awarded the Congressional Medal of 
        Honor, be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 
        year, or both; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) in any other case, be fined under this 
        title, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Exception for Denial of Service.--Subsection (a) 
does not apply to a misrepresentation that an individual did not serve 
in the Armed Forces of the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Defense.--It is a defense to a prosecution under 
this section if the thing of value is de minimis.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Armed forces of the united states.--The term 
        `Armed Forces of the United States' means the Army, Navy, Air 
        Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including the reserve 
        components named in section 10101 of title 10, United States 
        Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Combat zone.--The term `combat zone' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Congressional medal of honor.--The term 
        `Congressional Medal of Honor' has the meaning given such term 
        in section 704 of title 18, United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Military service.--The term `military 
        service' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) service in the Armed Forces of the 
                United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) service in a combat zone as a member 
                of the Armed Forces of the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) attainment of a specific rank in the 
                Armed Forces of the United States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) receipt of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) any decoration or medal 
                        authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces of 
                        the United States;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) any of the service medals 
                        or badges awarded to members of such forces; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) the ribbon, button, or 
                        rosette of any such badge, decoration, or 
                        medal.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Special operations force.--The term `special 
        operations force' has the meaning given such term in section 
        167(i) of title 10, United States Code.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 704 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsection (b);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
        subsections (b) and (c), respectively;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (b)(1), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``or (b)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2), by striking ``or (b)''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``1041. Certain misrepresentations about military service.''.

</DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stolen Valor Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RECEIPT OF MILITARY 
              DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``wears,''; and
            (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows:
    ``(b) Fraudulent Representations About Receipt of Military 
Decorations or Medals.--Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, 
or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a 
recipient of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or 
(d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, 
or both.''.
    (b) Addition of Certain Other Medals.--Section 704(d) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``If a decoration'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--If a decoration'';
            (2) by inserting ``a combat badge,'' after ``1129 of title 
        10,''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Combat badge defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        `combat badge' means a Combat Infantryman's Badge, Combat 
        Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or 
        Combat Action Medal.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 704 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended in each of subsections (c)(1) and (d) by striking ``or 
(b)''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend title 18, 
        United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations 
        about having received military decorations or medals.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 468

112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1775

                          [Report No. 112-650]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense 
         relating to fraudulent claims about military service.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 10, 2012

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed