,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajibb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bi1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,cl9e introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committees on         
,agriculture1 ,ways & ,means1 ,en]gy &  
,comm]ce1 & ,education & ,work=ce1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
impose liability on ,/ate (fic]s &      
employees :o fail to prev5t fraud1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,fraud ,acc\ntability &
 ,m&atory ,s5t5c+ ,act4  #b4 ,p]sonal   
liability = ,/ate (fic]s & employees    
7a7 ,prohibition ,x %all be unlawful =  
any (fic] or employee ( a ,/ate :o has k
 ( fraud 9 ! adm9i/ration ( or use ( a  
cov]$ b5efit )9 t ,/ate1 & ! p[] to     
prev5t or aid 9 prev5t+ ! cont9u+       
commission ( ! same1 to fail or refuse s
 to d4  7b7 ,en=cem5t ,! ,attorney      

,g5]al may br+ a civil action aga9/ an  
(fic] or employee :o violates subsection
 7a7 9 a ,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt =   
appropriate relief1 includ+-- 7#a7 9 !  
case ( aggregate loss to a gov]nm5tal   
entity ( #ejj1jjj or less1 damages 9 an 
am\nt n exce$+ ! am\nt ( aggregate loss 
result+ f su* violation2 &  7#b7 9 !    
case ( aggregate loss to a gov]nm5tal   
entity exce$+ #ejj1jjj1 damages 9 an    
am\nt n exce$+ #c times ! am\nt (       
aggregate loss result+ f su* violation4 
7c7 ,immunity ,no immunity t w\ld       
o!rwise be available z a result ( a     
def5dant act+ )9 ! scope ( _! (fice or  
employm5t at ! "t ( ! violation out (   
:i* ! claim arose %all apply 9 any      
action "u ?is section4  7d7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ b5efit ,!   
t]m cov]$ b5efit means any b5efit "u--  
7,a7 ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance  
program e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et    
seq472  7,b7 ! old-age1 survivors1 &    
disability insurance program "u title   

,,ii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq472  7,c7 ! ,/ate  
unemploym5t comp5sation programs receiv+
 fund+ "u title ,,iii ( ! ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eja et   
seq472  7,d7 ! income assi/ance program 
"u title ,,xvi ( ! ,social ,security    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq472     
7,e7 ! heal? insurance program "u title 
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq472  7,f7 a ,/ate 
plan "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 7or waiv] ( su* plan72  7,g7 !    
program "u ! ,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t   
,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et seq472 or  7,h7 any  
o!r program pursuant to :i* funds are   
made available to ,/ates4  7#b7 ,loss   
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m loss means ! great]
 ( actual loss1 int5d$ loss1 or ! ga9 t 
result$ f ! fraudul5t conduct4  7,b7    
,actual loss ,! t]m actual loss means ! 
reasonably =eseeable pecuni>y h>m t     
result$ f ! fraudul5t conduct4  7,c7    

,int5d$ loss ,! t]m int5d$ loss means ! 
pecuni>y h>m t ! fraudul5t actor        
purposely s\ght to inflict1 includ+     
int5d$ pecuni>y h>m t w\ld h be5        
impossible or unlikely to occur4  7,d7  
,pecuni>y h>m ,! t]m pecuni>y h>m means 
h>m t is monet>y or t o!rwise is readily
 measurable 9 money4  7,e7 ,reasonably  
=eseeable pecuni>y h>m ,! t]m reasonably
 =eseeable pecuni>y h>m means pecuni>y  
h>m t ! fraudul5t actor knew or1 "u !   
circum/ances1 reasonably %\ld h kn[n1 0 
a pot5tial result ( ! (f5se4  #c4       
,m&atory m9imum s5t5ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,sub*apt] ,a ( *apt] #bbg ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #ceei ! foll[+3  #ceei;,a4 
,m&atory m9imum s5t5ces = c]ta9 fraud   
(f5ses  7a7 ,m&atory m9imum ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 a def5dant :o has 
be5 f\nd guilty ( a cov]$ fraud (f5se t 
involves a cov]$ b5efit %all be s5t5c$ z
 foll[s ) respect to crim9al conduct t  
occurr$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,= any violation involv+  

loss ( less ?an #dj1jjj1 n less ?an #a  
ye> 9 prison1 & n m ?an life4  7#b7 ,=  
any violation involv+ loss ( #dj1jjj or 
m b less ?an #bej1jjj1 n less ?an #b    
ye>s 9 prison1 & n m ?an life4  7#c7 ,= 
any violation involv+ loss ( #bej1jjj or
 m b less ?an #e million1 n less ?an #e 
ye>s 9 prison1 & n m ?an life4  7#d7 ,= 
violations involv+ loss ( #e1jjj1jjj or 
m b less ?an #ej million1 n less ?an #aj
 ye>s 9 prison1 & n m ?an life4  7#e7 ,=
 violations involv+ loss ( #ej1jjj1jjj  
or m b less ?an #ajj million1 n less ?an
 #ae ye>s 9 prison1 & n m ?an life4     
7#f7 ,= violations involv+ loss (       
#ajj1jjj1jjj or m1 n less ?an #bj ye>s 9
 prison1 & n m ?an life4  7b7           
,successive violation ,a def5dant :o    
commits a cov]$ fraud (f5se aft] ! date 
on :i* a prior conviction = a cov]$     
fraud (f5ce becomes f9al %all be s5t5c$ 
to a t]m ( imprisonm5t ( n less ?an     
twice ! applicable t]m "u subsection    
7a74  7c7 ,no prohibition ,not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( law1 a c\rt may n place 

on probation or susp5d ! s5t5ce ( any   
p]son s5t5c$ "u ?is section4  7d7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,cov]$
 b5efit ,! t]m cov]$ b5efit means any   
b5efit "u-- 7,a7 ! supplem5tal nutrition
 assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u ! ,food &
 ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq472  7,b7 ! old-age1        
survivors1 & disability insurance       
program "u title ,,ii ( ! ,social       
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et   
seq472  7,c7 ! ,/ate unemploym5t        
comp5sation programs receiv+ fund+ "u   
title ,,iii ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eja et seq472  7,d7 !   
income assi/ance program "u title ,,xvi 
( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acha et seq472  7,e7 ! heal? 
insurance program "u title ,,xviii ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq472  7,f7 a ,/ate plan "u   
title ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 7or waiv] 
( su* plan72  7,g7 ! program "u ! ,*ild 
,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( 

#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheg et seq472 or 
7,h7 any o!r program pursuant to :i*    
funds are made available to ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,cov]$ fraud (f5se ,! t]m cov]$    
fraud (f5se means an (f5se "u--  7,a7   
section #bja1 #bhg1 #cga1 #eac1 #fda1   
#fff7;a77#a77;,a71 #ajja1 #ajbh1 #ajbi1 
#ajcj1 #ajca1 #ajdj1 #acda1 #acdc1      
#acdd1 #acdg1 #acdh1 or #acdi ( ?is     
title2  7,b7 section #bjh or #afcb ( !  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#djh or #achc;a72  7,c7 section #ae ( ! 
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbd72 or  7,d7 section #fajb
 ( title #ch4  7#c7 ,loss  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! t]m loss means ! great] ( actual    
loss1 int5d$ loss1 or ! ga9 t result$ f 
! fraudul5t conduct4  7,b7 ,actual loss 
,! t]m actual loss means ! reasonably   
=eseeable pecuni>y h>m t result$ f !    
fraudul5t conduct4  7,c7 ,int5d$ loss ,!
 t]m int5d$ loss means ! pecuni>y h>m t 
! fraudul5t actor purposely s\ght to    
inflict1 includ+ int5d$ pecuni>y h>m t  
w\ld h be5 impossible or unlikely to    

occur4  7,d7 ,pecuni>y h>m ,! t]m       
pecuni>y h>m means h>m t is monet>y or t
 o!rwise is readily measurable 9 money4 
7,e7 ,reasonably =eseeable pecuni>y h>m 
,! t]m reasonably =eseeable pecuni>y h>m
 means pecuni>y h>m t ! fraudul5t actor 
knew or1 "u ! circum/ances1 reasonably  
%\ld h kn[n1 0 a pot5tial result ( !    
(f5se4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table
 ( sections = *apt] #bbg ( title #ah1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #ceei ! foll[+3  #ceei;,a4 
,m&atory m9imum s5t5ces = c]ta9 fraud   
(f5ses4  4