[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2141 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2141

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 21, 2021

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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 2021''.

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

    (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1041. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits
    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly 
engage in any scheme or artifice to defraud--
            ``(1) an individual of veterans' benefits; or
            ``(2) in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for 
        an individual.
    ``(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
    ``(c) Definitions.--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 under Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or 
        survivor of a veteran.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 47 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``1041. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits.''.
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