A joint task force to combat consumer fraud targeting service members and veterans was introduced by House lawmakers on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass bill that sets policy and spending priorities for the Defense Department. (DOD graphic by Regina Ali )
WASHINGTON — A joint task force to combat consumer fraud targeting service members and veterans was introduced by House lawmakers as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass bill that sets policy and spending priorities for the Defense Department.
“The task force would issue regular recommendations to Congress about how we can better warn service members and veterans about the risk of financial scams and frauds, as well as strengthen our enforcement mechanisms and toughened criminal pellets penalties for those who would seek to take advantage of our men and women in uniform,” Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., said Wednesday during a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform subpanel on national security.
Lynch said the task force would be led by the secretaries of the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in coordination with representatives from the veteran service organizations and other nongovernmental partners.
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