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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3220 

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 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 

Mr. ISSA 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 FEDERAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS. 

4 (a) CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.— 

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

6 United States Code, is amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para8 graph (1); 

9 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

10 paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 


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1 (C) by adding after paragraph (2) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(3) was convicted, after the date of the enact4 ment of this paragraph, of an offense named by sub5 section (e), to the extent provided by that sub6 section.’’. 

7 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The last sentence of sec8 tion 8312(a) of such title 5 is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub10 paragraph (A); 

11 (B) by striking the period at the end of 

12 subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (C) by adding after subparagraph (B) the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(C) with respect to the offenses named by sub16 section (e), to the period after the date of convic17 tion.’’. 

18 (3) OFFENSES SPECIFIED.—Section 8312 of 

19 such title 5 is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(e) The following are offenses to which subsection 

22 (a) applies: 

23 ‘‘(1) An offense within the purview of section 

24 641 of title 18, committed after the date of the en25 actment of this subsection. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Perjury committed under the statutes of 

2 the United States or the District of Columbia in 

3 falsely denying the commission of an act which con4 stitutes an offense within the purview of paragraph 

5 (1). 

6 ‘‘(3) Subornation of perjury committed in con7 nection with the false denial of another individual as 

8 specified by paragraph (3).’’. 

9 (b) ABSENCE FROM UNITED STATES TO AVOID

10 PROSECUTION.—Section 8313(a)(1) of title 5, United 

11 States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

13 (A); 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara15 graph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

16 (3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol17 lowing: 

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

19 subsection (e) of section 8312, for an offense 

20 named by such subsection; and’’. 

21 (c) REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEPOSITS.— 

22 Section 8316(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amend23 ed— 

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

25 (1); 


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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

3 (3) by adding after paragraph (2) the following: 

4 ‘‘(3) if the individual was convicted of an of5 fense named by subsection (e) of section 8312, for 

6 the period after the conviction.’’. 

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