Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 327 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 327

  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for 
fraudulent misrepresentation about the receipt of a military decoration 
                   or medal, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2025

  Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. McCormick, Mr. 
   Valadao, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for 
fraudulent misrepresentation about the receipt of a military decoration 
                   or medal, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION ABOUT RECEIPT OF A MILITARY MEDAL 
              OR DECORATION.

    (a) Increased Penalty.--
            (1) Military decorations or medals.--Section 704(b) of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one 
        year'' and inserting ``three years''.
            (2) Congressional medal of honor.--Section 704(c)(1) of 
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``1 year'' 
        and inserting ``three years''.
            (3) Combat badge.--Section 704(d)(1) of title 18, United 
        States Code, is amended by striking ``1 year'' and inserting 
        ``three years''.
    (b) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination with the Inspector 
General of the Department of Veterans Affairs and such other agency 
head as may be relevant, 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 704(c)(2) or 704(d) of title 18, United States Code.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall report to Congress on 
the findings of the study conducted under subsection (b) and policy 
recommendations to resolve issues identified in the study.
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