I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 466 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits 
to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2007 
Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 
HOEKSTRA, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. PITTS, and Mrs. 
WILSON of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal 
retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain 
offenses, 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 ‘‘Congressional Pension 
Accountability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DENIAL OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8312(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by inserting after para-
graph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) was convicted of an offense described in 
subsection (d), to the extent provided by that sub-
section.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A), by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) with respect to the offenses described in 
subsection (d), to the period after the date of convic-
tion.’’. 
(b) OFFENSES DESCRIBED.—Section 8312 of such 
title 5 is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) The offenses to which subsection (a)(3) applies 
are the following: 
‘‘(1) An offense within the purview of— 
‘‘(A) section 201 of title 18 (bribery of 
public officials and witnesses); or 
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‘‘(B) section 371 of title 18 (conspiracy to 
commit offense or to defraud United States), to 
the extent of any conspiracy to commit an act 
which constitutes an offense within the purview 
of such section 201. 
‘‘(2) Perjury committed under the statutes of 
the United States or the District of Columbia in 
falsely denying the commission of any act which con-
stitutes an offense within the purview of a statute 
named by paragraph (1), but only— 
‘‘(A) if the offense to which such perjury 
relates was committed after the date of the en-
actment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of the statute named by 
subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), to the ex-
tent provided by such subparagraph. 
‘‘(3) Subornation of perjury committed in con-
nection with the false denial or false testimony of 
another individual as specified by paragraph (2). 
An offense shall not be considered to be an offense de-
scribed in this subsection except if or to the extent that 
it is committed (i) after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, and (ii) by a Member of Congress (as defined 
by section 2106, including a Delegate to Congress).’’. 
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(c) ABSENCE FROM UNITED STATES TO AVOID 
PROSECUTION.—Section 8313(a)(1) of such title 5 is 
amended by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
inserting ‘‘or’’, and by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) after the date of the enactment of 
subsection (d) of section 8312, for an offense 
described in such subsection; and’’. 
(d) NONACCRUAL OF INTEREST ON REFUNDS.—Sec-
tion 8316(b) of such title 5 is amended by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end of paragraph (1), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) if the individual was convicted of an of-
fense described in section 8312(d), for the period 
after the conviction.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY. 
The Constitutional authority for this Act is the power 
of Congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and 
proper as enumerated in Article I, Section 8 of the United 
States Constitution, and the power to ascertain compensa-
tion for Congressional service under Article I, Section 6 
of the United States Constitution. 
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