,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dcb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1      
#bjai,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 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 #dg of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ajda4 ,fraud   
regarding veterans' benefits  7a7 ,in   
general ,it shall be unlawful for any   
person to knowingly engage in any scheme
 or artifice to defraud-- 7#a7 an       
individual of veterans' benefits2 or    
7#b7 in connection with obtaining       
veteran's benefits for an individual4   

7b7 ,penalties ,any person who violates 
subsection 7a7 shall be fined under this
 title1 imprisoned for not more than #e 
years1 or both4  7c7 ,definitions ,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 under ,federal law for a       
veteran or a dependent or survivor of a 
veteran4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of sections for chapter #dg  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ajda4 ,fraud regarding     
veterans' benefits4  4