[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4518 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4518

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
benefits to Government officials convicted of certain crimes; to amend 
  title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for certain 
          corruption-related offenses; and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2005

 Mr. Pallone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and House Administration, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement 
benefits to Government officials convicted of certain crimes; to amend 
  title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalties for certain 
          corruption-related offenses; and for other purposes.

    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 ``Congressional Anti-Corruption Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. FORFEITURE OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8312(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
        striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
        ``; or'', and by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) is convicted of an offense described in subsection 
        (d).''; and
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by 
        striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
        inserting ``; and'', and 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 such title 5 is amended by 
redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), and by inserting after 
subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d)(1) An offense described in this subsection is any offense 
which--
            ``(A) is within the purview of section 201(b), 216, 286, 
        641, 1341, 1343, 1951(a), 1952(a), or 1963 of title 18; and
            ``(B) is committed by the individual (as referred to in 
        subsection (a))--
                    ``(i) on or after the date of the enactment of this 
                subsection; and
                    ``(ii) while a covered official.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `covered official' 
means the President, a Member of Congress (as defined by section 2106, 
including the Vice President, a Delegate to the House of 
Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico), and 
the head of an Executive department (as defined by section 101).''.
    (c) Definition of Annuity.--Section 8311(2) of such title 5 is 
amended (in the matter before subparagraph (A)) by striking ``benefit, 
but does not include'' and inserting ``benefit, and (to the extent that 
a conviction described in section 8312(a)(3) is involved) any monetary 
allowance payable to a former President or the widow of a former 
President under the Act of August 25, 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note), but 
does not include''.
    (d) Absence From United States to Avoid Prosecution.--Section 
8313(a)(1) of such title 5 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) 
and inserting ``or'', and by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) after the date of the enactment of subsection 
                (d) of section 8312, for an offense described in such 
                subsection; and''.
    (e) Nonaccrual of Interest on Refunds.--Section 8316(b) of such 
title 5 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``; or'', 
and 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.''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN CORRUPTION-RELATED OFFENSES.

    Title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 201(b), by striking ``fifteen years'' and 
        inserting ``30 years'';
            (2) in section 216--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``one year'' 
                and inserting ``two years''; and
                    (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``five 
                years'' and inserting ``10 years'';
            (3) in section 286, by striking ``ten years'' and inserting 
        ``20 years'';
            (4) in section 641--
                    (A) by striking ``ten years'' and inserting ``20 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``two 
                years'';
            (5) in section 1341--
                    (A) by striking ``20 years'' and inserting ``40 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking ``30 years'' and inserting ``60 
                years'';
            (6) in section 1343--
                    (A) by striking ``20 years'' and inserting ``40 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking ``30 years'' and inserting ``60 
                years'';
            (7) in section 1951(a), by striking ``twenty years'' and 
        inserting ``40 years'';
            (8) in section 1952(a)--
                    (A) by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 
                years''; and
                    (B) by striking ``20 years'' and inserting ``40 
                years''; and
            (9) in section 1963, by striking ``20 years'' and inserting 
        ``40 years''.

SEC. 4. DISQUALIFICATION TO ACT AS LOBBYIST.

    (a) In General.--A person convicted of any offense under a 
provision of law listed in subsection (b) is disqualified for life from 
acting as a lobbyist (as defined in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995).
    (b) Disqualifying Offenses.--The offenses referred to under 
subsection (a) are any violations of any of the following sections of 
title 18, United States Code: 201(b), 216, 286, 641, 1341, 1343, 
1951(a), 1952(a), and 1963.
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