[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 983 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 983


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 23, 2021

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
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 2021''.

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 5 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.''.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.