SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Integrity 
and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2005’’. 
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 
the public trust 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. 
‘‘(2)(A) An offense described in this paragraph is any 
offense described in subparagraph (B) for which the fol-
lowing 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 Act. 
‘‘(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), 207 (restric-
tion on former officers, employees, and elected offi-
cials of the executive and legislative branches, 219
(officers and employees acting as agents of foreign 
principals), 286 (conspiracy to defraud the Govern-
ment 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-
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 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (attempt to evade or defeat 
tax). 
‘‘(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 of the final con-
viction, be eligible to participate in the retirement system 
under this subchapter while serving as a Member. 
‘‘(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5), 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 sen-
tence of paragraph (1) shall be limited in a manner similar 
to that specified in the last sentence of section 8316(b). 
‘‘(5) The Executive Director (within the meaning of 
section 8401(13)) shall prescribe such regulations as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this subsection 
with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan. Regulations under 
this paragraph shall include provisions requiring the re-
turn of all vested amounts which are attributable to peri-
ods of service rendered by the individual as a Member (as 
described in paragraph (1)). 
‘‘(6) 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.
‘‘(7) 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. 
‘‘(2) An offense described in this paragraph is any 
offense described in section 8332(o)(2)(B) for which the 
following apply: 
‘‘(A) The offense is committed by the individual 
(referred to in paragraph (1)) while a Member. 
‘‘(B) The conduct on which the offense is based 
is directly related to the individual’s service as a 
Member.