Stolen Valor Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-210
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2013-02-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Stolen Valor Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to rewrite provisions relating to fraudulent claims about military service to subject to a fine, imprisonment for not more than one year, or both an individual who, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds himself or herself out to be a recipient of:</p> <ul> <li>a Congressional Medal of Honor, </li> <li>a distinguished-service cross, </li> <li>a Navy cross, </li> <li>an Air Force cross, </li> <li>a silver star, </li> <li>a Purple Heart, </li> <li>a Combat Infantryman's Badge, </li> <li>a Combat Action Badge, </li> <li>a Combat Medical Badge, </li> <li>a Combat Action Ribbon, </li> <li>a Combat Action Medal, or</li> <li> any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 210 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 4, 2013 Mr. Heller (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stolen Valor Act of 2013 . 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 receipt of military decorations or medals Whoever, with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient 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 Section 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 (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) Combat badge defined In this subsection, the term combat badge means a Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat 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) .