,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gaee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bj1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,craig introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,education and ,workforce1 for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the    
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 to increase the  
penalties for theft or bribery          
concerning programs receiving ,federal  
funds and to amend the ,richard ,b4     
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
to require audits under the summer food 
service program4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,stop ,fraud  
in ,federal ,programs ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,penalties for theft or bribery     
concerning programs receiving ,federal  
funds ,section #fff of title #ah1       

,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking     
fined under this title1 imprisoned not  
more than #aj years1 or both and        
inserting fined a covered amount1       
imprisoned not more than #bj years1 or  
both2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7d7--     
7,a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and 
at the end2  7,b7 by redesignating      
paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#f72 and   
7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#d7  
the following3  7#e7 the term covered   
amount means the greater of--  7,a7     
#bej1jjj2 and  7,b7 with respect to a   
person subject to this section1 the     
amount of value of the property or      
things of value determined with respect 
to such person under paragraphs         
7#a77;,a77i71 7#a77;,b71 and 7#b7 of    
subsection 7a71 multiplied by #b2 and  4
  #c4 ,required audits under the summer 
food service program  7a7 ,audits       
,section #ac7m7 of the ,richard ,b4     
,russell ,national ,school ,lunch ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa7m77 is amended by  

adding at the end the following3 ,each  
such service institution shall annually 
have such accounts and records audited  
by a third-party auditor that shall     
submit the results of each such audit   
directly to the ,secretary4 ,for        
purposes of the preceding sentence1 a   
third-party auditor may not include a   
service institution or sponsor          
organization4