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[displayText] => Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-84.
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Passed House
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[displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 390 - 3 (Roll no. 161).(text: CR H2779)
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[description] => Passed House
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Passed Senate
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[actionDate] => 2013-05-22
[displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3789)
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[description] => Passed Senate
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To President
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[actionDate] => 2013-05-28
[displayText] => Presented to President.
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[description] => To President
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Became Law
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[displayText] => Became Public Law No: 113-12.
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[113th Congress Public Law 12]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[[Page 127 STAT. 448]]
Public Law 113-12
113th Congress
An Act
To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent
representations about having received military decorations or
medals. <<NOTE: June 3, 2013 - [H.R. 258]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Stolen Valor Act
of 2013.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 18 USC 1 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stolen Valor Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT RECEIPT OF MILITARY
DECORATIONS OR MEDALS.
(a) In General.--Section 704 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``wears,''; and
(2) so that subsection (b) reads as follows:
``(b) Fraudulent Representations About Receipt of Military
Decorations or Medals. <<NOTE: Penalties.>> --Whoever, with intent to
obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit, fraudulently holds
oneself out to be a recipient of a decoration or medal described in
subsection (c)(2) or (d) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not
more than one year, or both.''.
(b) Addition of Certain Other Medals.--Section 704(d) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``If a decoration'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--If a decoration'';
(2) by inserting ``a combat badge,'' after ``1129 of title
10,''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Combat badge defined.--In this subsection, the term
`combat badge' means a Combat Infantryman's Badge, Combat Action
Badge, Combat Medical Badge, Combat Action Ribbon, or Combat
Action Medal.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 704 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended in each of subsections (c)(1) and (d) by striking ``or
(b)''.
Approved June 3, 2013.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 258:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 113-84 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):
May 20, considered and passed House.
May 22, considered and passed Senate.
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