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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2092 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that retirement credit 

for service as a Member of Congress be denied in the case of a former 

Member convicted of a felony, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2013 

Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. MESSER, and Ms. 

JENKINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 

Oversight and 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 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that retirement credit for service as a Member of Congress be 

denied in the case of a former Member convicted of 

a felony, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Respecting the Institu5 tion of Congress Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE 

2 RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 

3 (a) EXTENSION TO FORMER MEMBERS, ETC.—Para4 graph (2)(A) of section 8332(o) of title 5, United States 

5 Code, is amended— 

6 (1) in clause (i), by striking the period at the 

7 end the inserting the following: ‘‘, or a former Mem8 ber, former President, or former Vice President.’’; 

9 (2) by repealing clause (ii); and 

10 (3) in clause (iii)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub12 clause (I)(bb); 

13 (B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub14 clause (II)(bb); and 

15 (C) by adding after subclause (II) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(III) is committed after the date 

18 of enactment of the Respecting the 

19 Institution of Congress Act and is de20 scribed under subparagraph 

21 (B)(xxxii).’’. 

22 (b) EXTENSION TO ALL FELONIES.—Section 

23 8332(o)(2)(B) of such title is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following: 

25 ‘‘(xxxii)(I) An offense, not otherwise 

26 described under this subparagraph, which 


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1 is a felony under the laws of a State or the 

2 United States. 

3 ‘‘(II) For purposes of this clause, the 

4 term ‘State’ includes the District of Co5 lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

6 American Samoa, Guam, the Common7 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 

8 and the Virgin Islands.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE FEDERAL EM10 PLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 

11 Section 8411(l)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period 

14 at the end the inserting the following: ‘‘, or a former 

15 Member, former President, or former Vice Presi16 dent.’’; 

17 (2) by repealing subparagraph (B); and 

18 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking all that 

19 follows ‘‘is committed’’ and inserting ‘‘after the date 

20 determined in accordance with section 

21 8332(o)(2)(A)(iii).’’. 

22 SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 

23 None of the amendments made by this Act shall apply 

24 in the case of any individual whose last day of service as 

25 a Member (within the meaning of section 8331(2) or 


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1 8401(20) of title 5, United States Code) occurs on or be2 fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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