The
Stolen Valor Act of 2005, signed into
law by
President George W. Bush on December 20, 2006,
[1] is a U.S. law that broadens the provisions of previous
U.S. law addressing the unauthorized wear, manufacture, or sale of any
military decorations and medals. It makes it a federal
misdemeanor to falsely represent oneself as having received any U.S. military decoration or medal. If convicted, defendants may be imprisoned for up to six months, unless the decoration lied about is the
Medal of Honor, in which case imprisonment could be up to one year.