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Union Calendar No. 59 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 258 
[Report No. 113–84] 
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. COFF-
MAN, 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 Pennsyl-
vania, 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 
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MAY 20, 2013 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. 
YODER, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. FORBES, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. RENACCI, 
Mr. HOLDING, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
KLINE, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. PAS-
TOR of Arizona, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 
LIPINSKI, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. TONKO, Mr. LOBIONDO, 
Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. HALL, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. REED, Mr. DAINES, Mr. 
DESANTIS, Mr. SALMON, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. RUNYAN, Ms. SEWELL of Ala-
bama, Mr. COHEN, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MARINO, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, 
Mr. PALAZZO, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
MURPHY of Florida, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. 
WALORSKI, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BARBER, Mr. CHABOT, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. 
CALVERT, Mr. KEATING, and Mr. ROONEY 
MAY 20, 2013 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 RE-
CEIPT OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.—Who-
ever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tan-
gible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipi-
ent 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.—Sec-
tion 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 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) COMBAT BADGE DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘combat badge’ means a Combat 
Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Com-
bat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Com-
bat 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)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 59 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 258 
[Report No. 113–84] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, with re-
spect to fraudulent representations about having 
received military declarations or medals. 
MAY 20, 2013 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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