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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6452 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department 

of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2023 

Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. BOST, Mr. COLE, and Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the 

Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Scam and 

Fraud Evasion Officer, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Veterans Scam and 

5 Fraud Evasion Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘VSAFE Act of 

6 2023’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. VETERANS SCAM AND FRAUD EVASION OFFICER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 38, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 325. Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Department 

7 a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, who shall 

8 be responsible for fraud and scam prevention, reporting, 

9 and incident response plans at the Department. 

10 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Veterans Scam and 

11 Fraud Evasion Officer shall carry out the following re12 sponsibilities: 

13 ‘‘(1) Providing comprehensive communication 

14 from the Department to Department employees and 

15 veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors 

16 during strategic and time-sensitive fraud and scam 

17 incidents. 

18 ‘‘(2) Establishing consistent guidance across 

19 the enterprise for employees as well as veterans, 

20 their families, caregivers, and survivors on how to 

21 identify, report, and avoid fraud and scam attempts. 

22 ‘‘(3) Promoting the Veteran Identity Health 

23 Theft Helpline of the Department (and any suc24 cessor resource) and identifying other identity theft 

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1 tions made by the Secretary to protect the identities 

2 of veterans and their beneficiaries. 

3 ‘‘(4) Developing methods to monitor fraud and 

4 scam metrics within the Department to— 

5 ‘‘(A) provide internal and external report6 ing; 

7 ‘‘(B) enable advanced data analytics; and 

8 ‘‘(C) facilitate proactive and robust fraud 

9 and scam trend identification. 

10 ‘‘(5) Developing comprehensive training plans 

11 for Department employees fielding fraud and scam 

12 inquiries and reports. 

13 ‘‘(6) Coordinate with other Federal depart14 ments and agencies, including the Executive Office 

15 of the President, the Office of Management and 

16 Budget, the Internal Revenue Service, the Depart17 ment of Justice, the Department of State, the Con18 sumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department 

19 of Defense, the Department of Education, the Social 

20 Security Administration, and other relevant agencies 

21 to— 

22 ‘‘(A) create a whole-of-Government view 

23 within the Department with respect to the 

24 fraud prevention efforts at other Federal de25 partments and agencies; 

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1 ‘‘(B) identify the proper avenues for vet2 erans to report fraud attempts and receive as3 sistance; and 

4 ‘‘(C) identify opportunities for coordination 

5 with such departments and agencies. 

6 ‘‘(7) Consulting with veterans service organiza7 tions and State and local governments, as necessary, 

8 to improve the understanding of fraud and scam 

9 risks within the Department. 

10 ‘‘(c) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in this sec11 tion authorizes an increase in the number of full-time em12 ployees otherwise authorized for the Department.’’. 

13 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

14 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

15 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘325. Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer.’’. 

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