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[H.R. 258 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.258

                     One Hundred Thirteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen


                                 An Act


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent 
  representations about having received military decorations or medals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Stolen Valor Act of 2013''.
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)''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.