United States · Bill · S
S. 1603 (108th)
A bill the amend title 18 of the United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of military certificates, and for other purposes.
Introduced
10 September 2003
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to (1) apply the prohibition against knowingly manufacturing or selling any military decoration or medal without authorization to any certificate or similar document awarding such a decoration or medal; (2) increase the penalty for violating such prohibition to two years' imprisonment; and (3) increase the penalty with respect to a Congressional Medal of Honor to five years' imprisonment.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 September 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 September 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 10 September 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1603
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1603