117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the temporary halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.
May 19, 2021
Mr. Norman (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Comer, Mr. Khanna, and Mr. Rice of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the temporary halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act”.
SEC. 2. Forfeiture of pension.
Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(7) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not, between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction for such offense, be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered).
“(B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is overturned by a court of competent jurisdiction, such individual shall receive payments that such individual would have received but for application of subparagraph (A).
“(C) The provisions of this paragraph only apply to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of this paragraph.”.