Summary

Adds a statutory definition of "identity theft" to a provision of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 and expands references in that provision to include identity theft alongside other listed criminal offenses. The change defines identity theft as knowingly transferring, possessing, or using another person’s means of identification without lawful authority under state, tribal, or local criminal law. The amendment is primarily definitional: it broadens the list of offenses covered by the cited statutory provision so identity theft is treated the same as the other specified crimes for the purposes of that law. It does not appropriate funds or create a new federal crime; it may require states, tribes, and local governments to update forms, reporting, or program eligibility language that rely on that federal definition.

• Adds a statutory definition of "identity theft" to 34 U.S.C. 30107 (VAWA Reauthorization Act provision).
• Defines identity theft as knowingly transferring, possessing, or using another person’s means of identification without lawful authority under state, tribal, or local law.
• Inserts "identity theft" into subsections (b)–(d) so the offense is explicitly included alongside other listed crimes.
• Does not create a new federal crime or authorize new spending; it is a definitional amendment to existing statute.
• May expand which cases and victims are covered by programs, protections, reporting, or eligibility rules that reference this statutory provision.
• Could require modest administrative updates by state, tribal, and local governments (forms, training, guidance).
• Narrow in scope and primarily technical; it clarifies statutory coverage rather than changing penalties or funding.