I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4531 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits 
to an individual convicted of a felony which occurred in connection 
with such individual’s Government employment or service, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2010 
Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. LEE of New York) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal 
retirement benefits to an individual convicted of a felony 
which occurred in connection with such individual’s Gov-
ernment employment or service, 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 ‘‘Public Corruption 
Elimination Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES. 
(a) OFFENSES DESCRIBED.—Section 8312 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) An offense described in this subsection is any 
act or omission of an individual which— 
‘‘(1) is a felony under Federal or State law; 
‘‘(2) involves bribery, graft, misappropriation of 
public funds or property, or conflicts of interest; 
‘‘(3) occurred in connection with the individ-
ual’s service as an employee; and 
‘‘(4) occurs after the date of the enactment of 
this subsection.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 8312(a) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) was convicted after the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph of an offense described in 
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subsection (d), to the extent provided by that sub-
section.’’. 
(2) The last sentence of section 8312(a) of such title 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) with respect to the offenses described in 
subsection (d), to the period after the date of convic-
tion.’’. 
(3) Section 8312(d)(1) of such title is amended— 
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (b)(1), (c)(1), and (d)(1),’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘enumer-
ated in subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1),’’ and inserting 
‘‘enumerated or described in subsections (b)(1), 
(c)(1), and (d)(1),’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ANNUITY.—Section 8311(2) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(F); 
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