Title: Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2019
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Denying Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2019
This bill prohibits a federal employee from receiving federal retirement benefits if the employee (1) has been convicted of certain crimes relating to the sexual abuse of children, or (2) willfully remains outside the United States to avoid prosecution for such crimes.
Additionally, the bill requires that, for an individual convicted of such crimes, a computation of any refund of retirement contributions must exclude any interest for the period after the conviction.
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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1264 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1264

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
         benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 1, 2019

  Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
         benefits to individuals convicted of child sex abuse.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Denying Pensions to Convicted Child 
Molesters Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DENIAL OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8312(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or'';
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) was convicted of an offense described in subsection 
        (d), to the extent provided by that subsection.''; and
            (4) in the matter following paragraph (3), as added by this 
        subsection--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
            ``(C) with respect to the offenses described in subsection 
        (d), to the period after the date of conviction.''.
    (b) Offenses Described.--Section 8312 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) The offenses to which subsection (a)(3) applies are any 
offense--
            ``(1) within the purview of section 2241(c), 2243(a), or 
        section 2244(a)(2) of title 18; and
            ``(2) for which the conduct constituting the offense is 
        committed on or after the date of enactment of the Denying 
        Pensions to Convicted Child Molesters Act of 2019, which shall 
        include any offense that includes conduct that continued on or 
        after the date of enactment of such Act.''.
    (c) Absence From United States To Avoid Prosecution.--Section 
8313(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end and 
        inserting ``or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) for an offense described under section 
                8312(d); and''.
    (d) Nonaccrual of Interest on Refunds.--Section 8316(b) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) if the individual was convicted of an offense 
        described in section 8312(d), for the period after the 
        conviction.''.
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