I 
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 em-
ployees convicted of certain crimes relating to the sexual 
abuse of children, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘No Pensions For 
Pedophiles Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF FEDERAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS 
FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CONVICTED OF 
CERTAIN CRIMES RELATING TO THE SEXUAL 
ABUSE OF CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8312 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of para-
graph (1), by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by add-
ing after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) was convicted, on or after the date of the 
enactment of the No Pensions For Pedophiles Act, 
of an offense described in subsection (e), to the ex-
tent provided by that subsection.’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A), by striking the period at the 
end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, 
and by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) with respect to an offense described in 
subsection (e), to the period after the date of convic-
tion.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) An offense described in this subsection is any 
offense within the purview of— 
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‘‘(1) section 1591 (relating to sex trafficking of 
children) of title 18; 
‘‘(2) chapter 109A (relating to sexual abuse) of 
title 18, in any case in which the criminal conduct 
occurred before the victim attained 18 years of age; 
‘‘(3) chapter 110 (relating to sexual exploitation 
and other abuse of children) of title 18; or 
‘‘(4) section 2423 (transportation of minors) or 
2425 (use of interstate facilities to transmit infor-
mation about a minor) of title 18.’’. 
(b) ABSENCE FROM THE UNITED STATES TO AVOID 
PROSECUTION.—Section 8313(a)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) after the date of the enactment of the 
No Pensions For Pedophiles Act, for an offense 
described in section 8312(e); and’’. 
Æ 
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