No Identity Theft in Health Care Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3652
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2013-12-04
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health information and medical records
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-12-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>No Identity Theft in Health Care Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose an additional five-year prison sentence for committing a felony offense of aggravated identity theft, if such offense was facilitated by being a U.S. officer or employee charged with implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2013 Mr. Holding introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for aggravated identity theft facilitated by employment at an agency implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Identity Theft in Health Care Act of 2013 . 2. Certain healthcare-related offenses Section 1028A of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (2): (3) Certain healthcare-related offenses Whoever, during and in relation to any felony violation enumerated in subsection (c), knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person, if that transfer, possession, or use was facilitated by being an officer or employee of the United States or of any department or agency thereof charged with the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, shall, in addition to the punishment provided for such felony, be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 5 years. .