[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3511]
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  SA 6386. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. 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. 1353. 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 for 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 for chapter 
     63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
``1353. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits.''.
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