,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
,rubio 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 &
 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & 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 ( #bjbc4  
#b4 ,additional tool to prev5t c]ta9    
frauds aga9/ vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,*apt] #fc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #aceb4 ,fraud reg>d+ vet]ans'  
b5efits  7a7 ,:oev] kn[+ly executes1 or 
attempts to execute1 any s*eme or       
artifice to defraud an individual (     
vet]ans' b5efits1 or 9 connection )     
obta9+ vet]an's b5efits = t individual1 
%all be f9$ "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n 
m ?an #e 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$]al law = a vet]an 
or a dep5d5t or survivor ( a vet]an4  4 
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 = *apt] #fc ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #aceb4 ,fraud reg>d+ vet]ans'  
b5efits4  4