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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 258 

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent 

representations about having received military declarations or medals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2013 

Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, 

Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. HANNA, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. YOUNG

of Florida, Mr. HARPER, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. 

BLACK, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. 

TURNER, Mr. THORNBERRY, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 

MICHAUD, Mr. COOK, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. CONAWAY, 

Mr. BONNER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. COURTNEY, 

Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. 

BUCSHON, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. DUNCAN

of South Carolina, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. 

WEBER of Texas, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 

NUNNELEE, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. TERRY, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. LONG, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. JONES, Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GARY G. MILLER

of California, and Mr. FLORES) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to 

fraudulent representations about having received military 

declarations or medals. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stolen Valor Act of 

5 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RECEIPT 

7 OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘wears,’’; and 

11 (2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows: 

12 ‘‘(b) FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RE13 CEIPT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.—Who14 ever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tan15 gible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipi16 ent of a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) 

17 or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more 

18 than one year, or both.’’. 

19 (b) ADDITION OF CERTAIN OTHER MEDALS.—Sec20 tion 704(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘If a decoration’’ and inserting 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a decoration’’; 

24 (2) by inserting ‘‘a combat badge,’’ after ‘‘1129 

25 of title 10,’’; and 


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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(2) COMBAT BADGE DEFINED.—In this sub3 section, the term ‘combat badge’ means a Combat 

4 Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Com5 bat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Com6 bat Action Medal.’’. 

7 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 704 of title 

8 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections 

9 (c)(1) and (d) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’. 

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