Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-2141
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-06-21
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly engaging in any 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: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2141 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2021 Mr. Rubio 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, 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 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1041. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits (a) In general It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly engage in any scheme or artifice to defraud— (1) an individual of veterans’ benefits; or (2) in connection with obtaining veteran’s benefits for an individual. (b) Penalties Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. (c) Definitions 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 under Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1041. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits. .