Congressional Pension Accountability Act

Congressional Pension Accountability Act - Prohibits a Member of Congress, or a survivor or beneficiary, from receiving an annuity or retired pay if such Member is: (1) convicted of bribery of public officials and witnesses, conspiracy either to commit any offense against the United States or to defraud the United States, perjury, or subornation of perjury; or (2) indicted or has outstanding charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Defines "Member of Congress" as the Vice President, a member of the Senate or the House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4546 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4546

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
 benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 14, 2005

 Mr. Shadegg (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Bass, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. 
 Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida, Mrs. Bono, Mr. Chocola, Mr. Culberson, 
  Mr. Flake, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
  Hensarling, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. 
  Kirk, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mrs. 
 Myrick, Mr. Paul, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Pence, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Reichert, 
  Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. Souder, Mr. Terry, Mr. Westmoreland, and 
  Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to 
  the Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
 benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pension Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DENIAL OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8312(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
        striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``; or'', and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) was convicted of an offense described in subsection 
        (d), to the extent provided by that subsection.''; and
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by 
        striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting ``; and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
        the following:
            ``(C) with respect to the offenses described in subsection 
        (d), to the period after the date of conviction.''.
    (b) Offenses Described.--Section 8312 of such title 5 is amended by 
redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), and by inserting after 
subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) The offenses to which subsection (a)(3) applies are the 
following:
            ``(1) An offense within the purview of--
                    ``(A) section 201 of title 18 (bribery of public 
                officials and witnesses); or
                    ``(B) section 371 of title 18 (conspiracy to commit 
                offense or to defraud United States), to the extent of 
                any conspiracy to commit an act which constitutes an 
                offense within the purview of such section 201.
            ``(2) Perjury committed under the statutes of the United 
        States or the District of Columbia in falsely denying the 
        commission of any act which constitutes an offense within the 
        purview of a statute named by paragraph (1), but only--
                    ``(A) if the offense to which such perjury relates 
                was committed after the date of the enactment of this 
                subsection; and
                    ``(B) in the case of the statute named by 
                subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), to the extent 
                provided by such subparagraph.
            ``(3) Subornation of perjury committed in connection with 
        the false denial or false testimony of another individual as 
        specified by paragraph (2).
An offense shall not be considered to be an offense described in this 
subsection except if or to the extent that it is committed (i) after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, and (ii) by a Member of 
Congress (as defined by section 2106, including a Delegate to 
Congress).''.
    (c) Absence From United States to Avoid Prosecution.--Section 
8313(a)(1) of such title 5 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ``or'', and by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) after the date of the enactment of subsection 
                (d) of section 8312, for an offense described in such 
                subsection; and''.
    (d) Nonaccrual of Interest on Refunds.--Section 8316(b) of such 
title 5 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``; or'', 
and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) if the individual was convicted of an offense 
        described in section 8312(d), for the period after the 
        conviction.''.

SEC. 3. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

    The Constitutional authority for this Act is the power of Congress 
to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper as enumerated in 
Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, and the power 
to ascertain compensation for Congressional service under Article I, 
Section 6 of the United States Constitution.
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