[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 127, 113th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 113-12
113th Congress

An Act


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

Approved June 3, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 258:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-84 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):
May 20, considered and passed House.
May 22, considered and passed Senate.