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<dc:title>118 HR 8373 IH: No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2024-05-14</dc:date>
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<congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session>
<legis-num display="yes">H. R. 8373</legis-num>
<current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber>
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<action-date date="20240514">May 14, 2024</action-date>
<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S000250">Mr. Sessions</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="H001085">Ms. Houlahan</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HGO00">Committee on Oversight and Accountability</committee-name></action-desc>
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<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
<official-title display="yes">To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the payment of annuities and retired pay to individuals convicted of certain sex crimes, and for other purposes.</official-title>
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<section id="H318D3FD866574C109ECB7883EB6E9CD1" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF95EAD969E314C78A3140986EE67F561"><enum>2.</enum><header>Forfeiture of annuities and retired pay for conviction of sex crimes</header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5D93746D05C4F3186FC91775CF72066"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8312 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> 
<paragraph id="H666E6001554B4521BA40A61BC6D2B0ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7123FBAA2144F14AE92FB5C39489196"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The</quote> and inserting the following:</text> 
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<paragraph id="H2418EF67E44C4082B339D57F211FF644" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7E1F06A00AB4B9D8C045C9563FD0881"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), as so designated—</text> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8793788321A4D8FABEB70CEE9DCA434"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74318AE9A87649EEBC97D94117773665"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause> 
<clause id="H7F5A114F5D5A49C4AEE471E2A0ADCDF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32FA7909C5464921AAADD87B2D3D14B1"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE75CE38B6954943B234FC61FDDF0AB6" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to the offenses named by subsection (d) of this section, to the period after the date of conviction or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</short-title>, whichever is later.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39CE386764C843589E437248D9C254CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (2), as so designated—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H152F7A33C88C4CC883ACA5E7AA26DD9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text></clause> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA860B94E86E84D6C8CB88E6AEF63CC40"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8A5451B5B494F83806FA49EE3DF82B8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>;</text></clause> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3383241D8C894AB7B3654D09CB5293A3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding after subparagraph (B) the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H770CBD4B3BAB4E5D887053DB467BC46D"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2E92B6CF6A84FBFA2FD2BEDBC531F8E" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>was convicted on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</short-title> of an offense named by subsection (d) of this section, to the extent provided by that subsection.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E55BE7B7EBD47B488B5BCAC139D7FD1"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) An</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4886CF86B7FC4B5D93A056EBCE6E040E"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H173AFF586D394C9BA099955BDAC04A5B"><enum>(a)</enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H926AB4507208499783E92C6873C0911F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> 
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC501FAAC30C457EA8A9BC59D9173CE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating (d) as subsection (e);</text></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF32EA2162E9044E98AD2660B63B9DE58"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text> 
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<subsection id="H31095FA4380B4131BD81A2847877F9DF"><enum>(d)</enum> 
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5B825BB410EB43EF89F2093CC21943D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In this subsection, the term <term>State</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H0E58E599F50146BFB3CBD87990117300" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each of the several States of the United States;</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="HB8685AC2C847440EAABB5A833960640A" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B4FAB068855458A82EFB867C460A297" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="HAEF782AA27A64B03BC07621F92D78A3E" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Guam;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB29CB8D153864FDF84CF9DDAB35DC5D6" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>American Samoa;</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="H0A1D3BA1A30A463FBFEB48CDC205399B" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H24B76001E65141DD8964DD111214972C" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Federated States of Micronesia;</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="H1DB0BFB1DC3548978CFDF94ABC5EF760" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the Republic of the Marshall Islands;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD6034D6187EE4087B0B0BB2B0B3874DA" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Republic of Palau; and</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph id="H23AEDC0CA6754D19957A1FB4B5D997C4" indent="up1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>the United States Virgin Islands.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9508DEDA9A00481EAE513C682D3DD554" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following are offenses to which subsection (a) of this section applies if the individual was convicted on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</short-title>:</text> 
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF7BB63459124FD9A885296B34E197FD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 2241, 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B, 2252C, 2421, 2421A, 2422, 2423, 2424, and 2425 of title 18.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC33BB1059CF846ADBB473E785EDA5234"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An offense under State law consisting of conduct that would be an offense under a chapter referred to in subparagraph (A) if the conduct had occurred within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> 
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA2CCB773F4A49419F9C2448C625057F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>subsections (b)(1) and (c)(1)</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>subsections (b)(1), (c)(1), and (d)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA78BF2D2C354FC8908BA6867E5BC9C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B5DCF5C2FB64CA8B07BD2C741E60ABB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> 
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C5119443B70422DAD18E60C82708BC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 5569(d)(3)(B), by striking <quote>subsection (b) or (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b), (c), or (d)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF40B592793D4310A05B2624DA0ED2C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 8311, by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> each place the term appears and inserting <quote>subsection (c) or (d)</quote>;</text></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD95F0B67D79343008D9523B7677C9BA4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 8313(a)(1)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7238B0A8CEBF4094AE2FD4F1679A48AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AAFC6F7030E416487FB88A8FDEAC5ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end and inserting <quote>or</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A3070E79BDA4E60AFA503CC336D7A0B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> 
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<subparagraph id="H95F472D47DD44818AB6496E5CA6787A2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>after the date of enactment of the <short-title>No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</short-title>, for an offense named by section 8312(d) of this title; and </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45DB8D569CF94CFEB90C13C7A97E0E4D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section 8315(a)—</text> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H057349E56D49413DB7E9FCF6AC402DBB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(C), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBC3444B34BF4973A08BE6491C5C9F2F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></clause> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48D454168B5645489AABC7F77F6F93A7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBF5D99972914E4E9BC46A7B6B49E4F2"> <paragraph id="H2905DE02D740441A8413A4C12C67AA35"><enum>(3)</enum><text>before, on, or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</short-title>, concerning his conviction of an offense named by subsection (d) of section 8312 of this title, to the extent provided by that subsection;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph> 
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C075F3E100C44CA862BD0F9219B2143"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in section 8316(b)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H508EE3AA2987423E8979079CE982021D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause> 
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9B73DA4CCAE435BBB4B6C1F0526D47F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H585AB313F33541DA8DEB99D9133F27F4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> 
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<paragraph id="HFD1CB47D62F44E3DBA8D4796AD2C62AD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if the individual was convicted of an offense named by section 8312(d) of this title, or violated section 8315(a)(3) of this title, for the period after the conviction or commission of the violation, or after the date of enactment of <short-title>No Taxpayer-Funded Pensions for Sex Criminals Act</short-title>, whichever is later. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H921BC6F7B57444D1AD93383D7DC6C0DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 559(c)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>subsection (b) or (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b), (c), or (d)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> 
<section id="HD7A5682166FB4456AAE323421D6AD3CB"><enum>3.</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by this Act shall apply to offenses described effective for crimes occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></section> </legis-body> </bill> 

