Enhanced criminal penalties for welfare fraud

Section 1001 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) In this subsection, the terms Federal welfare program and noncitizen have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Welfare Fraud Deterrence and Recovery Act of 2026. (2) If a person violates subsection (a) with respect to a matter that relates to a Federal welfare program— (A) the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 15 years; (B) if the defendant is a noncitizen or a naturalized citizen of the United States, the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not less than 2 years; and (C) if the defendant obtained not less than $100,000 as a result of the conduct in violation of this section, the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not less than 5 years..