I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2092 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that retirement credit 
for service as a Member of Congress be denied in the case of a former 
Member convicted of a felony, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2013 
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. MESSER, and Ms. 
JENKINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined 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 provide that retire-
ment credit for service as a Member of Congress be 
denied in the case of a former Member convicted of 
a felony, 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 ‘‘Respecting the Institu-
tion of Congress Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE CIVIL SERVICE 
RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) EXTENSION TO FORMER MEMBERS, ETC.—Para-
graph (2)(A) of section 8332(o) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking the period at the 
end the inserting the following: ‘‘, or a former Mem-
ber, former President, or former Vice President.’’; 
(2) by repealing clause (ii); and 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (I)(bb); 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (II)(bb); and 
(C) by adding after subclause (II) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) is committed after the date 
of enactment of the Respecting the 
Institution of Congress Act and is de-
scribed 
under 
subparagraph 
(B)(xxxii).’’. 
(b) 
EXTENSION
TO
ALL
FELONIES.—Section 
8332(o)(2)(B) of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(xxxii)(I) An offense, not otherwise 
described under this subparagraph, which 
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is a felony under the laws of a State or the 
United States. 
‘‘(II) For purposes of this clause, the 
term ‘State’ includes the District of Co-
lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
American Samoa, Guam, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and the Virgin Islands.’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE FEDERAL EM-
PLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 
Section 8411(l)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
at the end the inserting the following: ‘‘, or a former 
Member, former President, or former Vice Presi-
dent.’’; 
(2) by repealing subparagraph (B); and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking all that 
follows ‘‘is committed’’ and inserting ‘‘after the date 
determined 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
8332(o)(2)(A)(iii).’’. 
SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 
None of the amendments made by this Act shall apply 
in the case of any individual whose last day of service as 
a Member (within the meaning of section 8331(2) or 
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8401(20) of title 5, United States Code) occurs on or be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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