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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3816 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the forfeiture of Federal 

retirement benefits for Federal employees convicted of certain crimes 

relating to the sexual abuse of children, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 17, 2019 

Mr. SPANO (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. DUNCAN, 

Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. POSEY, 

Mr. COLE, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. GIBBS, 

Mr. BARR, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SCALISE, 

and Mr. TAYLOR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 

forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for Federal employees convicted of certain crimes relating to the sexual 

abuse of children, 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 ‘‘No Pensions For 

5 Pedophiles Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF FEDERAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS 

2 FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CONVICTED OF 

3 CERTAIN CRIMES RELATING TO THE SEXUAL 

4 ABUSE OF CHILDREN. 

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

6 States Code, is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para9 graph (1), by striking the period at the end of 

10 paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by add11 ing after paragraph (2) the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) was convicted, on or after the date of the 

13 enactment of the No Pensions For Pedophiles Act, 

14 of an offense described in subsection (e), to the ex15 tent provided by that subsection.’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub17 paragraph (A), by striking the period at the 

18 end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, 

19 and by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(C) with respect to an offense described in 

22 subsection (e), to the period after the date of convic23 tion.’’; and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

25 ‘‘(e) An offense described in this subsection is any 

26 offense within the purview of— 


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1 ‘‘(1) section 1591 (relating to sex trafficking of 

2 children) of title 18; 

3 ‘‘(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse) of 

4 title 18, in any case in which the criminal conduct 

5 occurred before the victim attained 18 years of age; 

6 ‘‘(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation 

7 and other abuse of children) of title 18; or 

8 ‘‘(4) section 2423 (transportation of minors) or 

9 2425 (use of interstate facilities to transmit infor10 mation about a minor) of title 18.’’. 

11 (b) ABSENCE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO AVOID

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

13 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 

14 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub15 paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by adding at the 

16 end the following: 

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

18 No Pensions For Pedophiles Act, for an offense 

19 described in section 8312(e); and’’. 

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