,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #b1 #bjaf ,mr4   
,rooney ( ,florida 7= himself & ,mr4    
,deut*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to provide an additional  
tool to prev5t c]ta9 frauds aga9/       
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+
 ,crimes ,aga9/ ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjaf4  
#b4 ,additional tool to prev5t c]ta9    
frauds aga9/ vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,*apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #ajda4 ,frauds reg>d+ vet]ans' 
b5efits4  7a7 ,:oev] kn[+ly engages 9   
any s*eme or artifice to defraud a      
vet]an ( vet]ans' b5efits1 or 9         
connection ) obta9+ vet]an's b5efits = t
 vet]an1 %all be f9$ "u ?is title1      
imprison$ n m ?an five ye>s1 or bo?4    
7b7 ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m vet]an  
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja ( 

title #ch2 &  7#b7 ! t]m vet]ans'       
b5efits means any b5efit provid$ by     
,f$]al law = a vet]an4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #dg ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new item3  #ajda4 ,frauds reg>d+ 
vet]ans' b5efits4  4