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                                                 Union Calendar No. 456
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 506

                          [Report No. 115-599]

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
    prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2017

Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida (for himself and Mr. Deutch) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

                             March 14, 2018

  Additional sponsors: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
   Coffman, Mr. Faso, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Soto, Mr. 
 Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
Mr. Cramer, Mr. Donovan, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mrs. 
Handel, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Roby, Mr. 
  Stivers, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. 
                       Cicilline, and Mr. Meadows

                             March 14, 2018

  Reported with an amendment, 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]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               12, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
    prevent certain frauds against veterans, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Crimes Against Veterans 
Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TOOL TO PREVENT CERTAIN FRAUDS AGAINST VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1352. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits
    ``(a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, any 
scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or 
in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for that individual, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than five years, 
or both.
    ``(b) In this section--
            ``(1) the term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in 
        section 101 of title 38; and
            ``(2) the term `veterans' benefits' means any benefit 
        provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or 
        survivor of a veteran.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``1352. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 456

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 506

                          [Report No. 115-599]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
    prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 14, 2018

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