,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #cj1    
#bjbf,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,budd7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and 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   
,act of #bjbf4  #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