S.Amdt. 6386

SA 6386. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. ADDITIONAL TOOL TO PREVENT CERTAIN FRAUDS AGAINST
VETERANS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 1353. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits

``(a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute,
any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans'
benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits
for that individual, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
``(b) In this section--
``(1) the term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in
section 101 of title 38; and
``(2) the term `veterans' benefits' means any benefit
provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or
survivor of a veteran.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter
63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``1353. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits.''.
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