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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 232 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits 

to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. TERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal 

retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain 

offenses, 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. DENIAL OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8312(a) of title 5, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 

7 (1), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 

8 (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by inserting after para9 graph (2) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) was convicted of an offense described in 

2 subsection (d), to the extent provided by that sub3 section.’’; and 

4 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (A), by striking the period at the end of sub6 paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by insert7 ing after subparagraph (B) the following: 

8 ‘‘(C) with respect to the offenses described in 

9 subsection (d), to the period after the date of convic10 tion.’’. 

11 (b) OFFENSES DESCRIBED.—Section 8312 of such 

12 title 5 is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub13 section (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(d) An offense described in this subsection is any 

16 offense which is— 

17 ‘‘(1) within the purview of section 201 (bribery 

18 of public officials and witnesses), 203 (compensation 

19 to Members of Congress, officers, and others in mat20 ters affecting the Government), 205 (activities of of21 ficers and employees in claims against and other 

22 matters affecting the Government), 211 (acceptance 

23 or solicitation to obtain appointive public office), 641 

24 (public money, property or records), 663 (solicitation 

25 or use of gifts), 1001 (statements or entries genVerDate Aug 31 2005 07:31 Jan 12, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H232.IH H232

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1 erally), 1621 (perjury generally), 1622 (subornation 

2 of perjury), or 1623 (false declarations before grand 

3 jury or court) of title 18; and 

4 ‘‘(2) committed after the date of the enactment 

5 of this subsection.’’. 

6 (c) ABSENCE FROM UNITED STATES TO AVOID

7 PROSECUTION.—Section 8313(a)(1) of such title 5 is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), 

9 by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B) and 

10 inserting ‘‘or’’, and by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(C) after the date of the enactment of 

12 subsection (d) of section 8312, for an offense 

13 described in such subsection; and’’. 

14 (d) NONACCRUAL OF INTEREST ON REFUNDS.—Sec15 tion 8316(b) of such title 5 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ 

16 at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the 

17 end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by adding 

18 at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) if the individual was convicted of an of20 fense described in section 8312(d), for the period 

21 after the conviction.’’. 

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