Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-983
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2021-02-11
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for an individual. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.</p>

action_date: 2021-06-22
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for an individual. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 983 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2021 Mr. Deutch (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021 . 2. Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (a) In general Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits (a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran’s benefits for that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) In this section— (1) the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and (2) the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits. .

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 983 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021 . 2. Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (a) In general Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits (a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran’s benefits for that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) In this section— (1) the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and (2) the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits. . 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 983 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021 . 2. Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (a) In general Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits (a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran’s benefits for that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) In this section— (1) the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and (2) the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits. . 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

Passed the House of Representatives June 22, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.