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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 151 

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

further retirement benefits for Members of Congress, except the right 

to continue participating in the Thrift Savings Plan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 3, 2013 

Mr. YODER (for himself 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 for the 

termination of further retirement benefits for Members 

of Congress, except the right to continue participating 

in the Thrift Savings Plan. 

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 ‘‘Termination of Life5 long Pensions for Members of Congress Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF FURTHER RETIREMENT BENE2 FITS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 

3 (a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE

4 RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 

6 83 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by in7 serting after section 8335 the following: 

8 ‘‘§ 8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage 

9 of Members of Congress 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro11 vision of this subchapter and subject to subsection (f), ef12 fective on the date that is 90 days after the date of enact13 ment of this section— 

14 ‘‘(1) a Member shall not be subject to this sub15 chapter for any further period of time; and 

16 ‘‘(2) no further Government contributions or 

17 deductions from basic pay may be made with respect 

18 to such Member for deposit in the Treasury of the 

19 United States to the credit of the Fund. 

20 ‘‘(b) PRIOR RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in 

21 subsection (a) shall be considered to nullify, modify, or 

22 otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under 

23 this subchapter with respect to any Member covering any 

24 period prior to the date of enactment of this section. 

25 ‘‘(c) RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THRIFT SAVINGS

26 PLAN NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall 


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1 affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the 

2 Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applica3 ble provisions of law. 

4 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—Any regulations necessary to 

5 carry out this section may— 

6 ‘‘(1) except with respect to matters relating to 

7 the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Direc8 tor of the Office of Personnel Management; and 

9 ‘‘(2) with respect to matters relating to the 

10 Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the Executive 

11 Director (as defined by section 8401(13)). 

12 ‘‘(e) EXCLUSION.—For purposes of this section, the 

13 term ‘Member’ does not include the Vice President. 

14 ‘‘(f) OPT-IN.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

15 of enactment of this section, a Member covered by this 

16 subchapter as of such date of enactment may elect, by giv17 ing notice in writing to the official by whom such Member 

18 is paid, to remain subject to this subchapter.’’. 

19 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec20 tions at the beginning of chapter 83 of title 5, 

21 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

22 the item relating to section 8335 the following: 

‘‘8335a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress.’’. 

23 (b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE FEDERAL EM24 PLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 84 

2 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by insert3 ing after section 8425 the following: 

4 ‘‘§ 8425a. Termination of further retirement coverage 

5 of Members of Congress 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro7 vision of this chapter, effective on the date that is 90 days 

8 after the date of enactment of this section— 

9 ‘‘(1) subject to subsection (f), in the case of an 

10 individual who first becomes a Member before such 

11 date of enactment— 

12 ‘‘(A) such Member shall not be subject to 

13 this chapter for any further period of time after 

14 such date of enactment; and 

15 ‘‘(B) no further Government contributions 

16 or deductions from basic pay may be made with 

17 respect to such Member for deposit in the 

18 Treasury of the United States to the credit of 

19 the Fund; and 

20 ‘‘(2) in the case of an individual who first be21 comes a Member on or after such date of enact22 ment— 

23 ‘‘(A) such Member shall not be subject to 

24 this chapter; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) no Government contributions or de2 ductions from basic pay may be made with re3 spect to such Member for deposit in the Treas4 ury of the United States to the credit of the 

5 Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. 

6 ‘‘(b) PRIOR RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in 

7 subsection (a) shall be considered to nullify, modify, or 

8 otherwise affect any right, entitlement, or benefit under 

9 this chapter with respect to any Member covering any pe10 riod prior to the date of enactment of this section. 

11 ‘‘(c) RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THRIFT SAVINGS

12 PLAN NOT AFFECTED.—Nothing in subsection (a) shall 

13 affect the eligibility of a Member to participate in the 

14 Thrift Savings Plan in accordance with otherwise applica15 ble provisions of law. 

16 ‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any regulations necessary 

18 to carry out this section may— 

19 ‘‘(A) except with respect to matters relat20 ing to the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by 

21 the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage22 ment; and 

23 ‘‘(B) with respect to matters relating to 

24 the Thrift Savings Plan, be prescribed by the 


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1 Executive Director (as defined by section 

2 8401(13)). 

3 ‘‘(2) REFUNDS.—Notwithstanding subsection 

4 (b), the regulations under paragraph (1)(A) shall, in 

5 the case of a Member who has not completed at 

6 least 5 years of civilian service as of the date of en7 actment of this section, provide that the lump-sum 

8 credit shall be payable to such Member to the same 

9 extent and in the same manner as if such Member 

10 satisfied paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 

11 8424(a) as of such date of enactment. 

12 ‘‘(e) EXCLUSIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 

13 term ‘Member’ does not include the Vice President. 

14 ‘‘(f) OPT-IN.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

15 of enactment of this section, a Member covered by this 

16 chapter as of such date may elect, by giving notice in writ17 ing to the official by whom such Member is paid, to remain 

18 subject to this chapter.’’. 

19 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec20 tions at the beginning of chapter 84 of title 5, 

21 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

22 the item relating to section 8425 the following: 

‘‘8425a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress.’’. 

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