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

Prohibits an individual (or a survivor or beneficiary thereof) from receiving federal annuity or retired pay if such individual is convicted, indicted, or has outstanding charges against him under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for specified offenses concerning: (1) bribery, graft, or conflicts of interest related to public officials and witnesses, Members of Congress, government officers or employees, or obtaining appointive public office; (2) embezzlement or theft of public money, property, or records; (3) the solicitation or use of gifts; (4) fraud and false statements or entries; (5) perjury; (6) subornation of perjury; or (7) false declarations before a grand jury or court.

Refunds annuity contributions and deposits, excluding interest earned, to a convicted individual.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4548 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4548

   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. Terry (for himself, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Hart, Mr. 
 Sullivan, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Ms. Ginny 
  Brown-Waite of Florida, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Moran of 
 Kansas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, 
  Mr. Akin, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Culberson, Mr. 
Hayworth, Ms. Foxx, Mr. McCaul of Texas, Mr. Hensarling, and Mr. Pence) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Government Reform

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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. 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) An offense described in this subsection is any offense which 
is--
            ``(1) within the purview of section 201 (bribery of public 
        officials and witnesses), 203 (compensation to Members of 
        Congress, officers, and others in matters affecting the 
        Government), 205 (activities of officers and employees in 
        claims against and other matters affecting the Government), 211 
        (acceptance or solicitation to obtain appointive public 
        office), 641 (public money, property or records), 663 
        (solicitation or use of gifts), 1001 (statements or entries 
        generally), 1621 (perjury generally), 1622 (subornation of 
        perjury), or 1623 (false declarations before grand jury or 
        court) of title 18; and
            ``(2) committed after the date of the enactment of this 
        subsection.''.
    (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.''.
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