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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1264 

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

to individuals convicted of child sex abuse. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 1, 2019 

Mr. DAINES introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

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

retirement benefits to individuals convicted of child sex 

abuse. 

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 ‘‘Denying Pensions to 

5 Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DENIAL OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS. 

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

8 States Code, is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

10 end; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol4 lowing: 

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

6 subsection (d), to the extent provided by that sub7 section.’’; and 

8 (4) in the matter following paragraph (3), as 

9 added by this subsection— 

10 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

13 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

15 the following: 

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

17 subsection (d), to the period after the date of convic18 tion.’’. 

19 (b) OFFENSES DESCRIBED.—Section 8312 of title 5, 

20 United States Code, is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub22 section (e); and 

23 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol24 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(d) The offenses to which subsection (a)(3) applies 

2 are any offense— 

3 ‘‘(1) within the purview of section 2241(c), 

4 2243(a), or section 2244(a)(2) of title 18; and 

5 ‘‘(2) for which the conduct constituting the of6 fense is committed on or after the date of enactment 

7 of the Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molest8 ers Act of 2019, which shall include any offense that 

9 includes conduct that continued on or after the date 

10 of enactment of such Act.’’. 

11 (c) ABSENCE FROM UNITED STATES TO AVOID

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

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

17 the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) for an offense described under section 

20 8312(d); and’’. 

21 (d) NONACCRUAL OF INTEREST ON REFUNDS.—Sec22 tion 8316(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

24 end; 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(3) if the individual was convicted of an of5 fense described in section 8312(d), for the period 

6 after the conviction.’’. 

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