,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjai,mr4 ,deutch 7for himself and ,mr4 
,meadows7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
provide an additional tool to prevent   
certain frauds against veterans1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,preventing   
,crimes ,against ,veterans ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,additional tool to prevent 
certain frauds against veterans  7a7 ,in
 general ,chapter #fc of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aceb4
 ,fraud regarding veterans' benefits    
7a7 ,whoever knowingly executes1 or     
attempts to execute1 any scheme or      
artifice to defraud an individual of    
veterans' benefits1 or in connection    
with obtaining veteran's benefits for   
that individual1 shall be fined under   

this title1 imprisoned not more than #e 
years1 or both4  7b7 ,in this section-- 
7#a7 the term veteran has the meaning   
given that term in section #aja of title
 #ch2 and  7#b7 the term veterans'      
benefits means any benefit provided by  
,federal law for a veteran or a         
dependent or survivor of a veteran4  4  
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of chapter #fc
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new item3  #aceb4 ,fraud      
regarding veterans' benefits4  4