,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,van ,duyne 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,dunn of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,mc,cormick1   
,mr4 ,valadao1 and ,mrs4 ,luna7         
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 penalty for fraudulent              
misrepresentation about the receipt of a
 military decoration or medal1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,valor ,earned 
,not ,stolen ,act of #bjbe4  #b4        
,fraudulent misrepresentation about     
receipt of a military medal or          
decoration  7a7 ,increased penalty  7#a7
 ,military ,decorations or ,medals      
,section #gjd7;b7 of title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
one year and inserting three years4     
7#b7 ,congressional ,medal of ,honor    
,section #gjd7;c77#a7 of title #ah1     

,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking #a year and inserting three    
years4  7#c7 ,combat badge ,section     
#gjd7;d77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by striking #a
 year and inserting three years4  7b7   
,study ,not later than #ij days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,attorney ,general1 in coordination 
with the ,inspector ,general of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs and   
such other agency head as may be        
relevant1 shall conduct a study to      
identify any monetary or government     
benefits obtained through a fraudulent  
misrepresentation about the receipt of a
 military decoration or medal as        
described by section #gjd7;c77#b7 or    
#gjd7;d7 of title #ah1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7c7 ,report ,not later than #ahj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 report to ,congress on the findings of 
the study conducted under subsection 7b7
 and policy recommendations to resolve  

issues identified in the study4