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Union Calendar No. 468
112TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1775
[Report No. 112–650]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense relating
to fraudulent claims about military service.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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MAY 5, 2011
Mr. HECK (for himself, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CHAFFETZ,
Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr.
HELLER, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BARTLETT,
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr.
MCKEON, Mr. WEST, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. STIVERS, Mr.
GRIMM, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. DUNCAN of
South Carolina, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. YOUNG of
Florida, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, and Mr. LONG) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Additional sponsors: Mr. REHBERG, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mrs. ADAMS,
Mr. GIBBS, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. BROOKS, Mr.
KISSELL, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr.
WOMACK, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs.
CHRISTENSEN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.
MCCOTTER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. AMODEI, Ms. BERKLEY,
Mr. RENACCI, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. JONES, Mr. COLE, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BARROW, Mr.
CRITZ, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. AKIN, Mr.
BACHUS, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr.
NUNNELEE, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. HAYWORTH, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr.
FITZPATRICK, Mr. YODER, Mr. MARINO, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. NUGENT, Mr.
SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. FORBES, Mr. SCHILLING, Mr. HEINRICH,
Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr.
SHULER, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr.
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CICILLINE, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. FLORES, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. HUIZENGA
of Michigan, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. CANSECO, and
Mr. BASS of New Hampshire
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
A BILL
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To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense relating to fraudulent claims about military
service.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stolen Valor Act of
5 2011’’.
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CRIMINAL OFFENSE RELATING
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TO CERTAIN MISREPRESENTATIONS ABOUT
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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(a) MISREPRESENTATIONS ABOUT MILITARY SERVICE.—Chapter
47 of title 18, United States Code, is
11 amended by adding at the end the following new section:
12 ‘‘§ 1041. Certain misrepresentations about military
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service.
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever, with intent to obtain any-
15 thing of value, knowingly makes a misrepresentation re16 garding his or her military service, shall—
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‘‘(1) if the misrepresentation is that such indi-
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vidual served in a combat zone, served in a special
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operations force, or was awarded the Congressional
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Medal of Honor, be fined under this title, impris-
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oned not more than 1 year, or both; and
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‘‘(2) in any other case, be fined under this title,
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imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTION
FOR
DENIAL
OF
SERVICE.—Sub-
25 section (a) does not apply to a misrepresentation that an
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1 individual did not serve in the Armed Forces of the United
2 States.
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‘‘(c) DEFENSE.—It is a defense to a prosecution
4 under this section if the thing of value is de minimis.
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‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1)
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STATES.—The
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States’ means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
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Corps, and Coast Guard, including the reserve com-
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ponents named in section 10101 of title 10, United
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States Code.
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FORCES
OF
THE
ZONE.—The
term ‘combat zone’
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has the meaning given such term in section
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112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
‘‘(3) CONGRESSIONAL
MEDAL OF HONOR.—The
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term ‘Congressional Medal of Honor’ has the mean-
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ing given such term in section 704 of title 18,
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United States Code.
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‘‘(4) MILITARY
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SERVICE.—The
term ‘military
service’ means—
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‘‘(A) service in the Armed Forces of the
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United States;
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‘‘(B) service in a combat zone as a member
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of the Armed Forces of the United States;
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term ‘Armed Forces of the United
‘‘(2) COMBAT
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‘‘(C) attainment of a specific rank in the
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Armed Forces of the United States; and
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‘‘(D) receipt of—
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‘‘(i) any decoration or medal author-
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ized by Congress for the Armed Forces of
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the United States;
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‘‘(ii) any of the service medals or
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badges awarded to members of such forces;
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or
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‘‘(iii) the ribbon, button, or rosette of
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any such badge, decoration, or medal.
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‘‘(5) SPECIAL
OPERATIONS FORCE.—The
term
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‘special operations force’ has the meaning given such
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term in section 167(i) of title 10, United States
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Code.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 704 of
17 title 18, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by striking subsection (b);
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
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subsections (b) and (c), respectively;
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(3) in subsection (b)(1), as redesignated by
paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or (b)’’; and
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(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or (b)’’.
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SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.
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The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47
3 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
4 the end the following new item:
‘‘1041. Certain misrepresentations about military service.’’.
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stolen Valor Act of
7 2012’’.
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SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RECEIPT
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OF MILITARY DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 704 of title 18, United
11 States Code, is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘wears,’’; and
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(2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows:
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‘‘(b) FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RECEIPT OF
MILITARY DECORATIONS
OR
MEDALS.—Whoever,
16 with intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible
17 benefit, fraudulently holds oneself out to be a recipient of
18 a decoration or medal described in subsection (c)(2) or (d)
19 shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than
20 one year, or both.’’.
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(b) ADDITION
OF
CERTAIN OTHER MEDALS.—Section
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(1) by striking ‘‘If a decoration’’ and inserting
the following:
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—If
a decoration’’;
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(2) by inserting ‘‘a combat badge,’’ after ‘‘1129
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of title 10,’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(2) COMBAT
BADGE DEFINED.—In
this sub-
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section, the term ‘combat badge’ means a Combat In-
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fantryman’s Badge, Combat Action Badge, Combat
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Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat
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Action Medal.’’.
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 704 of title
10 18, United States Code, is amended in each of subsections
11 (c)(1) and (d) by striking ‘‘or (b)’’.
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18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military decorations or
medals.’’.
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Union Calendar No. 468
H. R. 1775
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112TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
[Report No. 112–650]
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish
a criminal offense relating to fraudulent claims
about military service.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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