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H.R. 506 (115th): Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017

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The text of the bill below is as of Mar 15, 2018 (Referred to Senate Committee). The bill was not enacted into law.

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115th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 506

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 15, 2018

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

AN ACT

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

1.

Short title

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

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:

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.

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(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.

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Passed the House of Representatives March 14, 2018.

Karen L. Haas,

Clerk