I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 348 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that a Member of Congress 
convicted of any of certain felony offenses shall not be eligible for 
retirement benefits based on that individual’s Member service, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2007 
Mr. JONES of North Carolina 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 provide that a 
Member of Congress convicted of any of certain felony 
offenses shall not be eligible for retirement benefits based 
on that individual’s Member service, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 
Forfeiture Act of 2007’’. 
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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, 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 breached 
the public trust. 
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 convicted of an 
offense described in paragraph (2) shall not, if or to the 
extent rendered as a Member (irrespective of when ren-
dered), 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. 
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‘‘(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 during the One 
Hundred Eleventh Congress or later. 
‘‘(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), 219 (officers 
and employees acting as agents of foreign prin-
cipals), 286 (conspiracy to defraud the Government 
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-
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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 (attempt to 
evade or defeat tax) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
‘‘(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 conviction, 
be eligible to participate in the retirement system under 
this subchapter while serving as a Member. 
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‘‘(4) 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 sentence of paragraph (1) shall be lim-
ited in a manner similar to that specified in the last sen-
tence of section 8316(b). 
‘‘(5) 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. 
‘‘(6) 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 convicted of an of-
fense described in paragraph (2) shall not, if or to the 
extent rendered as a Member (irrespective of when ren-
dered), be taken into account for purposes of this chapter. 
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 attrib-
utable to service to which the preceding sentence applies. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(C) The offense is committed during the One 
Hundred Eleventh Congress or later. 
‘‘(3) An individual convicted of an offense described 
in paragraph (2) shall not, after the date of the conviction, 
be eligible to participate in the retirement system under 
this chapter while serving as a Member. 
‘‘(4) 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 sentence of paragraph (1) shall be lim-
ited in a manner similar to that specified in the last sen-
tence of section 8316(b). 
‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict any au-
thority under subchapter II of chapter 83 or any other 
provision of law to deny or withhold benefits authorized 
by statute. 
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‘‘(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Mem-
ber’ has the meaning given such term by section 2106, 
notwithstanding section 8401(20).’’. 
(c) THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.—Paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 8432(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)(A)’’ and by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
contributions made by the Government under subsection 
(c) for the benefit of an individual and all earnings attrib-
utable to such contributions shall be forfeited— 
‘‘(i) if any service rendered by such individual 
as a Member is made noncreditable as a result of a 
conviction described in section 8411(i); but only 
‘‘(ii) to the extent of any contributions attrib-
utable to periods of service rendered by such indi-
vidual as a Member (as described in section 
8411(i)(1)) and earnings thereon.’’. 
Æ 
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