[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 258 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 258

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2013

 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, 
 Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Coffman, Mr. 
 Meeks, Mr. Griffin of Arkansas, Mr. Markey, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
   Harper, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. 
 Thompson of Pennsylvania, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Black, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. 
   Culberson, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Turner, Mr. Thornberry, Ms. 
Jenkins, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Cook, Mr. Graves of Missouri, 
 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Fincher, 
   Mr. Conaway, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Barletta, Mr. 
 Courtney, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
  Bucshon, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Duncan of 
 South Carolina, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Weber of 
   Texas, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Olson, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. 
  Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Cole, Mr. Miller of 
  Florida, Mr. Terry, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Long, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. 
Jones, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Loebsack, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
Perry, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, and Mr. Flores) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent 
 representations about having received military declarations 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)''.
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