,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cief  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #i1 #bjbc,mr4  
,burchett 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1    
,mr4 ,steube1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4   
,salazar1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,moulton1   
,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,fleischmann1 ,ms4   
,manning1 and ,mr4 ,nickel7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to enhance penalties for 
certain crimes committed against        
veterans1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,protection from ,fraud   
,act4  #b4 ,enhanced penalties for      
certain crimes against veterans ,section
 #bcbf7b7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph
 7,a71 by striking or at the end2  7#b7 
in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the   
comma and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by  
inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the   
following3  7,c7 targeted veterans 7as  

such term is defined in section #aja of 
title #ch7 of any age1  4