I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 14 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued 
by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted 
of any of certain offenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. PLATTS) 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 consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement 
benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Con-
gress if such individual is convicted of any of certain 
offenses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Integrity 
and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States; 
(2) Members of Congress are elected to serve 
in, and pledge to uphold, the public trust; 
(3) a breach of the public trust by a Member 
of Congress is a serious offense that should have se-
rious consequences; and 
(4) taxpayers should not pay for the retirement 
benefits of Members of Congress who have been con-
victed of a felony. 
SEC. 3. FORFEITURE. 
(a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.—Section 
8332 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(o)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
subchapter, the service of an individual finally convicted 
of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not, if or 
to the extent rendered as a Member (irrespective of when 
rendered), be taken into account for purposes of this sub-
chapter. Any such individual (or other person determined 
under section 8342(c), if applicable) shall be entitled to 
be paid so much of such individual’s lump-sum credit as 
is attributable to service to which the preceding sentence 
applies. 
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‘‘(2)(A) An offense described in this paragraph is any 
offense described in subparagraph (B) with respect to 
which the following apply: 
‘‘(i) The offense is committed by the individual 
(referred to in paragraph (1)) while a Member. 
‘‘(ii) The conduct on which the offense is based 
is directly related to the individual’s service as a 
Member. 
‘‘(iii) The offense is committed after the date of 
enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The offenses described in this subparagraph are 
as follows: 
‘‘(i) An offense within the purview of section 
201 (bribery of public officials and witnesses), 203 
(compensation to Members of Congress, officers, and 
others in matters affecting the Government), 204 
(practice in United States Court of Federal Claims 
or the United States Court of Appeals for the Fed-
eral Circuit by Members of Congress), 219 (officers 
and employees acting as agents of foreign prin-
cipals), 286 (conspiracy to defraud the Government 
with respect to claims), 287 (false, fictitious or 
fraudulent claims), 371 (conspiracy to commit of-
fense or to defraud the United States), 597 (expend-
itures to influence voting), 599 (promise of appoint-
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ment by candidate), 602 (solicitation of political con-
tributions), 606 (intimidation to secure political con-
tributions), 607 (place of solicitation), 641 (public 
money, property or records), 1001 (statements or 
entries generally), 1341 (frauds and swindles), 1343 
(fraud by wire, radio, or television), 1503 (influ-
encing or injuring officer or juror), 1951 (inter-
ference with commerce by threats or violence), 1952 
(interstate and foreign travel or transportation in 
aid of racketeering enterprises), or 1962 (prohibited 
activities) of title 18 or section 7201 (attempt to 
evade or defeat tax) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
‘‘(ii) Perjury committed under the statutes of 
the United States in falsely denying the commission 
of an act which constitutes an offense within the 
purview of a statute named by clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) Subornation of perjury committed in con-
nection with the false denial of another individual as 
specified by clause (ii). 
‘‘(3) An individual convicted of an offense described 
in paragraph (2) shall not, after the date as of which the 
conviction becomes final, be eligible to participate in the 
retirement system under this subchapter while serving as 
a Member. 
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‘‘(4) The Office shall prescribe such regulations as 
may be necessary to carry out this subsection, including 
provisions under which interest on any lump-sum payment 
under the second sentence of paragraph (1) shall be lim-
ited in a manner similar to that specified in the last sen-
tence of section 8316(b). 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict any au-
thority under subchapter II or any other provision of law 
to deny or withhold benefits authorized by statute. 
‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Mem-
ber’ has the meaning given such term by section 2106, 
notwithstanding section 8331(2).’’. 
(b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— 
Section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
chapter, the service of an individual finally convicted of 
an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not, if or to 
the extent rendered as a Member (irrespective of when 
rendered), be taken into account for purposes of this chap-
ter. Any such individual (or other person determined 
under section 8424(d), if applicable) shall be entitled to 
be paid so much of such individual’s lump-sum credit as 
is attributable to service to which the preceding sentence 
applies. 
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