SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Pension
Limitation and Reform Act’’.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF YEARS
A MEMBER OF CONGRESS MAY PARTICIPATE
IN A RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO FERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 84 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section
8410 the following:
‘‘§ 8410a. Limitation relating to Members
‘‘(a) This section shall apply with respect to any
Member serving as—
‘‘(1) a Member of the House of Representatives
after completing 12 years of service as a Member of
the House of Representatives; or
‘‘(2) a Senator after completing 12 years of
service as a Senator.
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
chapter, a Member to whom this section applies remains
subject to this chapter, subject to the following:
‘‘(1) Deductions under section 8422 shall not
be made from any pay for service performed as such
a Member.
‘‘(2) Government contributions under section
8423 shall not be made with respect to any such
Member.
‘‘(3) Government contributions under section
8432(c) shall not be made with respect to any period
of service performed as such a Member.
‘‘(4) Service performed as such a Member and
pay received for any such service shall not be taken
into account for any purpose other than to deter-
mine whether any age and service requirements for
title to an annuity under this chapter have been met.
‘‘(c) For purposes of subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) only service performed after the 105th
Congress shall be taken into account; and
‘‘(2) service performed while subject to sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 (if any) shall be treated
in the same way as if it had been performed while
subject to this chapter.
‘‘(d) For purposes of this section, the term ‘Member
of the House of Representatives’ includes a Delegate to
the House of Representatives and the Resident Commis-
sioner from Puerto Rico.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 8410 the following:
‘‘8410a. Limitation relating to Members.’’.
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO CSRS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 83 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section
8333 the following:
‘‘§ 8333a. Limitation relating to Members
‘‘(a) This section shall apply with respect to any
Member serving as—
‘‘(1) a Member of the House of Representatives
after completing 12 years of service as a Member of
the House of Representatives; or
‘‘(2) a Senator after completing 12 years of
service as a Senator.
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
chapter, a Member to whom this section applies remains
subject to this subchapter, subject to the following:
‘‘(1) Deductions under the first sentence of sec-
tion 8334(a) shall not be made from any pay for
service performed as such a Member.
‘‘(2) Government contributions under the sec-
ond sentence of section 8334(a) shall not be made
with respect to any such Member.
‘‘(3) Service performed as such a Member and
pay received for any such service shall not be taken
into account for any purpose other than to deter-
mine whether any age and service requirements for
title to an annuity under this subchapter have been
met.
‘‘(c) For purposes of subsection (a), only service per-
formed after the 105th Congress shall be taken into ac-
count.
‘‘(d) Nothing in subsection (b) or (c) of section 8333
shall apply with respect to a Member who, at the time
of separation on the basis of which title to annuity is
based, is a Member to whom this section applies.
‘‘(e) For purposes of this section, the term ‘Member
of the House of Representatives’ includes a Delegate to
the House of Representatives and the Resident Commis-
sioner from Puerto Rico.’’.
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 8333 the following:
‘‘8333a. Limitation relating to Members of the House of Representatives.’’.
SEC. 3. FORFEITURE OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS IF CON-
VICTED OF A FELONY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8312(a) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);