,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,steil introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
increase the penalties for trafficking  
in counterfeit goods1 services1 or drugs
 related to a major disaster or         
emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stop ,coronavirus ,scams ,act4  #b4
 ,trafficking in counterfeit goods1     
services1 or drugs related to major     
disasters or emergencies ,section       
#bcbj7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#d7 ,goods1 services1  
or drugs related to major disasters or  
emergencies ,whoever commits an offense 
under subsection 7a7 involving any good1
 service1 or drug that is related to a  
presidentially declared major disaster  
or emergency 7as those terms are defined

 in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4     
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eabb77-- 7,a7 in the case of 
an offense described in paragraph 7#a7--
 7i7 if an individual1 shall be fined   
not more than #d1jjj1jjj or imprisoned  
not more than #bj years1 or both1 and1  
if a person other than an individual1   
shall be fined not more than            
#aj1jjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 for a second or  
subsequent offense1 if an individual1   
shall be fined not more than #aj1jjj1jjj
 or imprisoned not more than #dj years1 
or both1 and if other than an           
individual1 shall be fined not more than
 #cj1jjj1jjj2  7,b7 in the case of an   
offense described in paragraph          
7#b77;,a71 if an individual1 shall be   
fined not more than #aj1jjj1jjj or      
imprisoned for not more than #dj years1 
or both1 and if other than an           
individual1 shall be fined not more than
 #cj1jjj1jjj2  7,c7 in the case of an   
offense described in paragraph          

7#b77;,b71 if an individual1 shall be   
fined not more than #aj1jjj1jjj or      
imprisoned for any term of years or for 
life1 or both1 and if other than an     
individual1 shall be fined not more than
 #cj1jjj1jjj2 and  7,d7 in the case of  
an offense described in paragraph 7#c7--
 7i7 if an individual1 shall be fined   
not more than #aj1jjj1jjj1 imprisoned   
not more than #dj years1 or both1 and if
 other than an individual1 be fined not 
more than #cj1jjj1jjj2 and  7ii7 for a  
second or subsequent offense1 if an     
individual1 shall be fined not more than
 #cj1jjj1jjj1 imprisoned not more than  
#fj years1 or both1 and if other than an
 individual1 shall be fined not more    
than #fj1jjj1jjj4  4