[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 304 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 304

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits with 
        respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mr. Porter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits with 
        respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 8312 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to denial of annuities for 
conviction of certain offenses, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(d) An individual, or his survivor or beneficiary, may not be 
paid an annuity under subchapter III of this chapter, or under chapter 
84, on the basis of service as a Member (as defined in section 8331(2) 
or 8401(20)) if the individual is convicted of any felony under State 
or Federal law, committed on or after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection.''.
    (b) Section 8316(b) of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
refund of contributions and deposits, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) if the individual was convicted of an offense 
        described in subsection (d) of section 8312, for the period 
        after the conviction.''.
    (c) Section 8318(a) of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
restoration of annuity or retired pay, is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``is pardoned by the President'' the 
        following: ``(or by the Governor, in the case of a felony under 
        State law described in section 8312(d) of this title) or if the 
        conviction is reversed on appeal in the case of a felony 
        described in section 8312(d) of this title''; and
            (2) by striking the period and inserting the following: 
        ``or, in the case of a reversal, as of the date of the 
        conviction so reversed.''.

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